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Meyer, Jessica,

An equal burden : the men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War / Jessica Meyer. - First edition. - ix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-211) and index.

'An Equal Burden' is the first scholarly study of the Army Medical Services in the First World War to focus on the roles and experiences of the men of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Though they were not professional medical caregivers, they were called upon to provide urgent medical care and, as non-combatants, were forbidden from carrying weapons. Their role in the war effort was quite unique and warranting of further study. Structured both chronologically and thematically, 'An Equal Burden' examines the work that RAMC rankers undertook and its importance to the running of the chain of medical evacuation. It additionally explores the gendered status of these men within the medical, military, and cultural hierarchies of a society engaged in total war. Through close readings of official documents, personal papers, and cultural representations, Meyer argues that the ranks of the RAMC formed a space in which non-commissioned servicemen, through their many roles, defined and redefined medical caregiving as men's work in wartime.

ISBN: 0198824165 9780198824169

LCCN: 2018956839

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB918951 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019226679 Uk

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps --History--World War, 1914-1918.
Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical Corps.

Subjects--Meeting Names:
World War (1914-1918)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1914-1918

Subjects--Topical Terms:
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--Great Britain.
Medical care.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.