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by Pierre Huard, with the collaboration of M. D. Grmek, 379 pp, 154 illus, 130,00 f, Paris: Les Éditions Roger Dacosta, 1970.

Lester S. King, MD, Reviewer
American Medical Association Chicago

JAMA. 1970;214(13):2341.

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The French Revolution and the Napoleonic era transformed the political and social patterns of the world. And under the stimulus of intense military activity and the problems engendered thereby, the period 1789 to 1815 also produced great changes in the medical sciences and medical practice. In his new book Professor Huard describes medical aspects of this crucial period.

This new volume is similar to the others in the series that Dacosta has published. The format is beautiful, the illustrations excellent and abundant. One hundred and fifty-four black-and-white reproductions and 18 color plates furnish a virtual pictorial history that, almost alone, can bring back the flavor and drama of a bygone era. The typography is fully in keeping with the excellence of the pictures.

The text, however, appears rather cursory. The greatest emphasis is given to medicine, surgery, and pharmacy, in both the military (and naval) and the civilian environment. Other . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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