Disease, war, and the imperial state : the welfare of the British armed forces during the Seven Years' War / Erica Charters.
- Charters, Erica
- Date:
- [2014]
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, [2014]
Physical description
xiii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Wilderness warfare, American provincials, and disease in North America -- The black vomit and the provincial press : the campaigns in the West Indies -- Flux, fever, and politics : the European theater of war -- The Royal Navy's western squadron : trials, innovation, and medical efficacy -- Adaptation and hot climates : fighting in India -- Imperial war at home : the welfare of French prisoners of war.
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Subjects
- 18th century
- Armed ForcesDiseasesGreat BritainHistory18th century
- Medicine, MilitaryGreat BritainHistory18th century
- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763Medical care
- Military Hygienehistory
- Military Medicinehistory
- Military Personnelhistory
- Scurvyhistory
- Smallpoxhistory
- Great BritainArmed ForcesMedical careHistory18th century
Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineLMJO.41.AA7Open shelves
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ISBN
- 022618000X
- 9780226180007