The Myriad Challenges of Peace

Book excerpt: This publication forms a narrative of how health care was organized, practised, and supported within Canada's fighting services from the first day of peace following World War II to the military operations of the end of the century. It focusses not only on what medical practitioners did, but on how they were recruited, trained, deployed, and supplied. Topics covered include operations in the Korean War & peacekeeping; medical research; personnel issues; infrastructure; logistics; treatment of casualties; field hospitals; search & rescue operations; and treating victims of natural disasters. Includes index.