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100 1 _aBarrett, James W., Sir
_q(James William),
_d1862-1945
245 1 4 _aThe Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt :
_bAn Illustrated and Detailed Account of the Early Organisation and Work of the Australian Medical Units in Egypt in 1914-1915
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-01-24
508 _aProduced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)
520 _a"The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt" by Sir James W. Barrett and P. E. Deane is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides an illustrated and detailed narrative of the early organization and operations of the Australian Medical units in Egypt during the First World War, particularly in the years 1914-1915. It focuses on the medical service's response to the outbreak of war and the consequent challenges faced in delivering healthcare to soldiers. The beginning of the text outlines the initial state of the Australian Army Medical Corps at the outbreak of World War I, describing its structure of medical officers primarily engaged in civil practice prior to the war. As the war intensified, there was a tremendous call for medical support, which led to the rapid mobilization and expansion of the medical services in Egypt. The narrative emphasizes the challenges and improvisations the Medical Corps faced, notably the logistical difficulties in transporting medical personnel and equipment to the frontlines and the need for efficient hospital management amid emerging medical crises. The account sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the experiences and strategies employed by the Australian Medical Corps in a tumultuous wartime environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Egypt
653 _aAustralia. Australian Army. Medical Corps
653 _aMedicine, Military -- History
700 1 _aDeane, P. E.
_q(Percival Edgar),
_d1890-1946
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41911
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