DTIC ADA438108: Reports of Military Observers Attached to the Armies in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Part 2

DTIC ADA438108: Reports of Military Observers Attached to the Armies in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War. Part 2

Author: Defense Technical Information Center

Year: 1906

The Russo-Japanese War illustrates how the normal evolution of modern warfare affects the medical branch of military service. This book presents a series of reports by U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon-Generals attached to the Russian Army as observers in the Russo-Japanese War. Special attention is given to changes that have occurred in military medicine over time and to changes in wounds caused by the weaponry of modern warfare. The observers record statistics of deaths casualties and scrutinize the increasing importance played by the relatively new Red Cross Societies. They also study how the climate and terrain affect soldiers' health and medical personnel's ability to evacuate and hospitalize the wounded. The book includes detailed descriptions of life in Russian Army hospitals, and photographs and descriptions of ambulances and wheeled litters used to transport the wounded. This volume, Part II, contains the observations of Colonel Valery Havard and Colonel John Van R. Hoff. Colonel Havard's observations focus on the following topics: the unique characteristics of the Russo-Japanese war; the Manchurian climate; winter quarters and heating; the effects of cold on soldiers; clothing,