Nelson''s Surgeon - William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar

Zusatztext 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' Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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• Autori: L. W. B. Brockliss, L. W. B. Cardwell Brockliss, Laurence Brockliss, Laurence Brockliss Brockliss, Brockliss Laurence, John Cardwell, Cardwell John, Michael Moss
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2005
• EAN: 9780199287420
• ISBN: 978-0-19-928742-0
• Pagine: 236
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Biografie, autobiografie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Military / General, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Battles & campaigns, Biography: historical, political and military, C 1700 To C 1800, Battles and campaigns, MEDICAL / Military Medicine