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Wellcome Book Prize-shortlisted authors Dr Adam Rutherford, Sarah Wise and Imperial College London’s Dr Emily Mayhew (Centre for Co-curricular Studies) discuss their books and reveal the fascinating and intriguing stories behind how they were researched, developed and written.
Wounded: the long journey home from the Great War
Wounded is the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. It is the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clearing station in the rear, from the base hospital to the ambulance train returning them to Blighty. But it is also the story of those who cared for them – stretcher bearers and medical officers, surgeons and chaplains, nurses and ambulance drivers. People on the verge of collapse, overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of casualties and terrible injuries who, with determination and improvisation, saved hundreds of thousands of lives.Wounded is the story of the men and women who made it possible.
About the speaker
Dr Emily Mayhew is a Research Associate in the Centre for Co-curricular Studies and professional historian. She also teaches a module on the history of medicine to fourth year MBBS students and does a lot of work with Outreach at the College.
Read an interview with Dr Mayhew on Imperial News: Uncovering the unsung medical heroes of the Great War