Further study on American Military Medicine

U.S. Army Medical Department, Office of Medical History

Transporting a Wounded Soldier in a CartThe United States Army Medical Department (AMEDD) maintains an Office of Medical History.  Its website has a number of items of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about the work of the Medical Department in World War I.  The link to the website is:  http://history.amedd.army.mil/ 

 Among the items of interest is an appendix to the official history, by John Greenwood.  The document is titled, "Learning from the War:  An Analysis of the Wartime Experiences of the AEF's Medical Department.  The link is:   http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/medicaldepartment/LearningAppVol2WWI.html 

 A Masters' Thesis from the Army War College in 1990, by Johathan Jaffin, is entitled "Medical Support for the American Expeditionary Force in France During the First World War."  While a secondary source, it is a good history of the medical effort during the war.  http://history.amedd.army.mil/booksdocs/wwi/Jaffin/default.htm

 The website has a number of other documents of interest, including the formal histories of the Army's Medical Corps, Nursing Corps, Dental Corps, Medical Service Corps, Medical Specialist Corps, and Veterinary Corps.  All of these played important roles in the war.