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Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain´s Health
Laura Dawes
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Description for Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain´s Health
Paperback. An extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 integrated B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs, blood and medical resources would be in short supply; air raid shelters and evacuation would spread diseases; and the psychological effects of bombing raids would leave mental hospitals overflowing. Yet, astonishingly, Britain ended the war in better health than ever before. Based on original archival research and written with wit and verve, FIGHTING FIT reveals an extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds. ... Read more
At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs, blood and medical resources would be in short supply; air raid shelters and evacuation would spread diseases; and the psychological effects of bombing raids would leave mental hospitals overflowing. Yet, astonishingly, Britain ended the war in better health than ever before. Based on original archival research and written with wit and verve, FIGHTING FIT reveals an extraordinary, forgotten story of medical triumph against the odds. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474601986
SKU
V9781474601986
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Laura Dawes
Laura Dawes is a writer and historian, specialising in medical history. She runs a historical consultancy business working with organisations around the world including the Wellcome Trust in London. Dr Dawes's first book, CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN AMERICA: BIOGRAPHY OF AN EPIDEMIC, was published to wide acclaim in 2014. Dr Dawes has received numerous academic awards, prizes and fellowships, including the ... Read more
Reviews for Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain´s Health
Well-researched and highly informative...Fighting Fit reveals both unfamiliar and well-known facts. Some of these are disturbing, others comical, all conveyed with gusto by Dawes.
Viviane Quirke
HISTORY TODAY
Laura Dawes...tells the remarkable story how ordinary people rose to the challenge of keeping Britain healthy. From ingenious schemes to store blood to Boy Scouts collecting seaweed for ... Read more
Viviane Quirke
HISTORY TODAY
Laura Dawes...tells the remarkable story how ordinary people rose to the challenge of keeping Britain healthy. From ingenious schemes to store blood to Boy Scouts collecting seaweed for ... Read more