Description
Book SynopsisConsidered by critics to be an accurate portrayal of frontline medical conditions,
A Surgeon in Khaki is New Zealand surgeon Arthur Anderson Martin's account of his experiences in 1914, early in World War I. In this engaging narrative, the reader experiences the daily life of war through the eyes of the medical officers who tried valiantly to help the wounded and ill on the front lines.
Table of ContentsI. From Peace to WarII. Le Havre and HarfleurIII. From Le Havre to the Bay of BiscayIV. From the Bay of Biscay to East of ParisV. The Advance to the MarneVI. What I Saw of the Battle of the MarneVII. The Night of the MarneVIII. From the Marne to the AisneIX. The Aisne and the Tragedy of the Sunken RoadX. Missy on the AisneXI. On the Aisne at Mont de SoissonsXII. Field Ambulances and Military HospitalsXIII. Good-Bye to the AisneXIV. The La Bassée Road at Château GorreXV. BethuneXVI. Some Medical Odds and EndsXVII. We Leave BethuneXVIII. Over the Belgian FrontierXIX. We Leave Belgium
