Sickly Vapors
The southern climate, with its heat, oppressive humidity, and stagnant marshland, accentuated disease and suffering…
On The Great War and the Birth of Modern Medicine
The Great War of 1914-1918 exploded on the European scene with unimaginable violence…
On The Agony of Heroes
Can you imagine the courage mustered by doctors and nurses in these gravest of circumstances? Surrounded by the enemy…
On Desperate Surgery in the Pacific War
Even as a kid I was intrigued by the Second World War. My Dad had served in the infantry in the South Pacific…