War Losses (USA)
| Autor: | Byerly, Carol R. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| DOI: | 10.15463/ie1418.10162 |
| Popis: | American losses in World War I were modest compared to those of other belligerents, with 116,516 deaths and approximately 320,000 sick and wounded of the 4.7 million men who served. The USA lost more personnel to disease (63,114) than to combat (53,402), largely due to the influenza epidemic of 1918. Moreover, by applying knowledge that European physicians had acquired earlier in the war, Americans were able to mitigate losses from chemical weapons, shell shock, and infected gunshot and shrapnel wounds. The American response to war losses forged a new relationship between the government and military personnel and between the nation’s medical system and its military institutions. 1914-1918-Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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