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Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference | 
 enlarge | Author: Emory A. Massman
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Category: Book
Buy New: $124.23
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1891138
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 7.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0786405562
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.545973
EAN: 9780786405565
ASIN: 0786405562
Publication Date: July 1999
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The first U.S. hospital ship of World War II saw service in mid-1943. By wars end, the fleet had carried nearly 17,000 sick and wounded home. This richly illustrated work covers all 39 ships that served as U.S. Navy and Army hospital ships during World War II. Each ships history is fully covered, concentrating on the ships hospital service. Information is presented on each ships personnel, the handling of patients, types of wounds and diseases encountered, and life aboard the ships. General layouts of the ships and technical data are also included. Biographies are provided on persons for whom ships were named.
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Great WWII History Book January 1, 2004
William Moran (OSHAWA, ON Canada)
Massman had done produced an excellent book on a topic that generated few titles to date. This book is decently illustrated and is very readable. While pricey, it is well printed and bound. There is much information on the hospital ships themselves, and much relavent personal interest material included. I enjoyed this book, and would gladly recommend it to others with interest in this genre.
Gratifying History May 23, 2001
Carol Gjertsen (Tuckahoe, New York United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Learning the history of these very heroic ships and their dedicated staff was quite an education. I was overwhelmed with excitement when I found the chapter on the USS Refuge as my father was Commander of this hospital ship and crew. Thank you MR. Massman for sharing your knowledge of this countries WW11 Hospital Ships and serviceman. It was truly gratifying for me to read about my Dad and I burst with proudness.Only wish I knew more.
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