Surgeon with the Kaiser's army
Westmann, Stephen Kurt2014
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Stephen Kurt Westmann gave up his medical studies at Freiburg University in 1914 to enlist in the German Army. He was soon involved in bloody hand-to-hand fighting against the French before moving to the Russian front. Promoted to medical officer, despite being unqualified and barely into his twenties, he is given command of an ambulance train on the Western Front. As medical officer to the German Air Force (von Richthofen Circus) Westmann sees the dangers and effects of aerial combat at first hand. His writing graphically illustrates life and death on the front line, and the carnage and humour that sustained soldiers of all nationalities.
Main title:
Surgeon with the Kaiser's army / Stephen Kurt Westmann ; edited by Michael Stephen Westman.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2014.
Collation:
159 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781473821705 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.4'8243940.481
LC class:
D640
Local class:
940.482
Language:
English
Subject:
Westmann, Stephen KurtWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Eastern Front -- Personal narratives, GermanWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Personal narratives, GermanWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care -- GermanyWarfare and DefenceWorld War I -- Personal narrativesWorld War I -- Medical services
BRN:
1104958