Nelson's Surgeon
William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar
Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell & Michael Moss
Nelson's Surgeon
William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar
Laurence Brockliss, John Cardwell & Michael Moss
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English
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Description
The death of Admiral Nelson on his flagship, the Victory, at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 is the basis of a well-known story. This book focuses on William Beatty, the surgeon who attended Nelson in his last hours and was later to publicize the deathbed scene. It traces his life and career as a leading naval surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards.
Nelson's Surgeon is a well-researched, comprehensive and illuminating account of navel medicine, and a good read as well. Highly recommended.
The true strength of this book...lies in revealing the role of the hundreds of forgotten naval surgeons who ensured that their crews were healthy and ready to fulfil Nelson's daring plans, through the career of one of their most successful number.
In a rigorously researched piece of work the authors paint a vivid portrait of the hellish brutality and occasional tedium of life on board a vessel of Nelson's fleet.
...an interesting read...
...a most welcome work.
the best account available of the terms, conditions, and recruitment of naval surgeons, set against the background of important changes in medical education and the 'medical marketplace'
Nelson's Surgeon is a well-researched, comprehensive and illuminating account of navel medicine, and a good read as well. Highly recommended.
The true strength of this book...lies in revealing the role of the hundreds of forgotten naval surgeons who ensured that their crews were healthy and ready to fulfil Nelson's daring plans, through the career of one of their most successful number.
In a rigorously researched piece of work the authors paint a vivid portrait of the hellish brutality and occasional tedium of life on board a vessel of Nelson's fleet.
...an interesting read...
...a most welcome work.
the best account available of the terms, conditions, and recruitment of naval surgeons, set against the background of important changes in medical education and the 'medical marketplace'