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1 online resource (28 min.) |
| Series |
Big picture ; episode 457 |
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American history in video
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| Summary |
From the American Revolutionary War to Korea, this documentary "highlights the story of "Army Medicine" and the exploits of members of the Army Medical Service". Much of the footage shows United States medics in action |
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"The story of Army medicine from the American Revolutionary War to Korea, this episode highlights the story of "Army Medicine" and the exploits of members of the Army Medical Service who have been the tireless, constant companions of the foot soldier. World War I presented one of the greatest challenges to the Army Medical Service and excellent footage has been chosen to tell this story, showing the professional skill of the medic. Footage from the Normandy Beachhead has been integrated into this documentary and depicts the great work of medics in the Second World War. They wrote a stirring record of courage and devotion, and frequently became doctor, nurse, and litter bearer rolled into one. Human suffering was their personal war, and the marks of that war were always visible. "They wore the old-young faces of haggard men," said a reporter who recorded their work in Europe. Action in the Pacific, captured on motion picture film, shows the medics that landed with the first waves, bringing equipment and supplies which made the difference between life and death to the island-hopping soldiers."--National Archives and Records Administration |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Army Medical Service
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United States. Army Medical Service. |
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Medicine, Military.
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Medicine, Military -- United States.
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Military Medicine
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Medicine, Military.
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United States.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction films.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Short films.
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Short films.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Short films.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Documentaires télévisés.
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Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
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Courts métrages.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
United States. Army Pictorial Center.
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