Medicine and Warfare

Covering all aspects of medical treatment during the war, this original work examines the differences in medical advances on the two sides of the Spanish Civil War.

Nicholas Coni is a member of the Retired Fellows Society, Royal Society of Medicine. Previously, he was Consultant Geriatrician, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, UK.

Chapter 1 Medicine in pre-war Spain Chapter 2 The war and the medical profession Chapter 3 Nursing Chapter 4 Wound care Chapter 5 Blood transfusion comes of age Chapter 6 Famine and disease Chapter 7 Organisation of medical services Chapter 8 The International Brigades Chapter 9 Foreign medical support for Franco Chapter 10 Notes on some individual campaigns Chapter 11 Some biographical notes Chapter 12 Aftermath of war