World War I had a profound effect on soldiers’ mental health, giving rise to the term “shell shock” — an early way of ...

During the American Revolution, more than in any subsequent U.S. war, doctors played critical roles beyond their medical functions. A key leader at the outset of the war was Dr. Joseph Warren.

Indeed, there are many myths regarding Civil War medicine, some of them introduced by modern authors, such as George W. Adams, whose Doctors in Blue asserts that Civil War surgeons were ignorant ...