Battle-Scarred: Mortality, Medical Care and Military Welfare in the British Civil Wars

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Battle-Scarred: Mortality, Medical Care and Military Welfare in the British Civil Wars
Authors and Contributors      Edited by David Appleby
Edited by Andrew Hopper
SeriesPolitics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreMilitary history
ISBN/Barcode 9781526144850
ClassificationsDewey:942.0627
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 3 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 17 July 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Battle-scarred investigates the human costs of the British Civil Wars. Through a series of varied case studies it examines the wartime experience of disease, burial, surgery and wounds, medicine, hospitals, trauma, military welfare, widowhood, desertion, imprisonment and charity. The percentage population loss in these conflicts was far higher than that of the two World Wars, which renders the Civil Wars arguably the most unsettling experience the British people have ever undergone. The volume explores its themes from new angles, demonstrating how military history can broaden its perspective and reach out to new audiences. -- .

Author Biography

David J. Appleby is Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of Nottingham Andrew Hopper is Professor of English Local History at the University of Leicester -- .