Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South by Brian Craig Miller

Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South

Brian Craig Miller

280 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

The Civil War acted like a battering ram on human beings, shattering both flesh and psyche of thousands of soldiers. Despite popular perception that doctors recklessly erred on the side of amputation, surgeons labored mightily to adjust to the med...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...