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Old 05-01-2020, 06:05 PM   #1
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I am about 75% through it. I find it interesting because I certainly knew there were surgeons in the war and I knew that they did a LOT of amputations. I never knew much about them other than that. To read the letters to his family and get a little more sense of the human side of it is good.
It's amazing what the surgeons had to go through during the war, pretty much learning on the job. A lot went to medical school prior to the war but it basically consisted of lectures and no hands on experience like there is today. Please consider leaving a review and star rating on Amazon once you are finished, reviews help generate more book exposure according to Amazons algorithm.
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It's amazing what the surgeons had to go through during the war, pretty much learning on the job. A lot went to medical school prior to the war but it basically consisted of lectures and no hands on experience like there is today. Please consider leaving a review and star rating on Amazon once you are finished, reviews help generate more book exposure according to Amazons algorithm.
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