The Army Medical Department 1917-1941

Official Army Medical History

The Army Medical Department 1917-1941 is the US Army's own account of its medical service across a quarter century, from the year America entered the First World War to the year it entered the Second. Written by Mary C. Gillett and published by the Center of Military History, it belongs on the shelf of anyone researching Army medicine, military logistics, or the interwar Army. Historians, medics and corpsmen with an interest in their branch's past, and reenactors portraying WWI or interwar medical units will all find it useful as a reference.

Features

• Army Historical Series — The volume is part of the Army's official history program, the books the service publishes to record its own operations and institutions.
• Center Of Military History — The publisher is the Army's own historical office in Washington, so this is a government publication rather than a commercial history.
• Covers 1917 To 1941 — The span runs from US entry into the First World War through the interwar years to the eve of the Second World War.
• Author Mary C. Gillett — The author's name is stamped on the spine, along with the title and the issuing office.
• Hardcover Cloth Binding — A maroon textured cloth covers the boards and spine for a durable library-style book.
• Gold-Stamped Great Seal — The front board carries the eagle of the Great Seal of the United States in gold foil.
• Gold Spine Lettering — The series name, title, author and publisher are lettered in gold down the spine so the book is easy to find on a shelf.
• Publication CMH 30-10 — The Center of Military History catalog number makes the edition easy to identify for collectors and librarians.

Government Publication

This is an official US Army title, produced by the Center of Military History under the Army Historical Series imprint and bound in the series' maroon cloth with the Great Seal on the cover. If you are building a run of Army Historical Series volumes, or want a primary-source-grade history of how the Army handled medical care through WWI and the years after it, this edition fits on the shelf next to the rest of the series.