tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post1623328858423777430..comments2024-03-28T02:42:51.950-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Yanks at British Hospitalssnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-73232653842752717072017-04-23T13:47:54.471-07:002017-04-23T13:47:54.471-07:00According to a book by Joel E. Goldthwait, the Bri...According to a book by Joel E. Goldthwait, the British requested help from the American orthopaedic community within days of the U.S. declaration of war. Within three weeks, 21 of the most prominent orthopaedists from across the country sailed for England to provide medical support for the British effort. Many more followed.Bonesetter70https://www.blogger.com/profile/12767457543416782761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-80563748864420066122017-04-20T13:40:23.751-07:002017-04-20T13:40:23.751-07:00I am wondering if American doctors were apart of o...I am wondering if American doctors were apart of or assisted the BEF in WWII?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-20582900412326305652017-02-11T22:03:09.981-08:002017-02-11T22:03:09.981-08:00The load on medical resources was extreme and the ...The load on medical resources was extreme and the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic was also a major factor producing tens of thousands of troop casualties requiring treatment and resulted in thousands of deaths among all <br />armies. All medical units were stressed beyond belief. Their efforts seem under appreciated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353371531163331062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-67834507025573160732017-02-11T11:53:03.770-08:002017-02-11T11:53:03.770-08:00Base Hospital #9 , The New York Hospital/Cornell u...Base Hospital #9 , The New York Hospital/Cornell unit, landed in St. Nazaire August 20, 1917 and took its position near Chateauroux two weeks later. During the autumn groups of doctors and nurses were dispatched to units close to the battlefields both to receive training and provide support. In January 1918 as American forces became active in battle the census at their hospital 5 hours south of Bonesetter70https://www.blogger.com/profile/12767457543416782761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-55570558265090728812017-02-11T11:26:14.848-08:002017-02-11T11:26:14.848-08:00The United States did indeed contribute much to th...The United States did indeed contribute much to the medical care of the Allies, in particular of the British and Empire forces on the western front. Two sources are worth reading: 'Yanks in the King's Forces' by Michael Rauer(http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/AmericanArmyMCOfficersBEF.pdf) and 'Cheerio!' by Major Harold M. Hays (https://archive.org/details/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com