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100 1 _aNicoll, Maurice,
_d1884-1953
245 1 0 _aIn Mesopotamia
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2008
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2008-03-21
508 _aProduced by Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
520 _a"In Mesopotamia" by Martin Swayne is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative chronicles the experiences of medical personnel and soldiers during the World War I campaign in Mesopotamia, with particular focus on their hardships and the conditions they faced in a foreign land. The book captures the atmosphere of the region, detailing the challenges of providing medical care under extreme heat and difficult circumstances." The opening of the work introduces readers to the scene at the mouth of the Persian Gulf as the narrator and his companions await orders upon their arrival in Mesopotamia. The descriptive prose vividly illustrates the featureless landscape and the imposing heat, offering glimpses of local characters such as the fishing Arabs and the various vessels involved in the war effort. As the group prepares to set up a hospital amidst the confusion and heat, the stage is set for the unfolding narrative of their arduous experiences with the sick and wounded during the campaign, revealing a mixture of camaraderie and the grim reality faced by those stationed in such a harsh environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aMedicine -- History -- 20th century -- Mesopotamia
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey and the Near East -- Mesopotamia
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24893
999 _c65894
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