Military history books: The care of US soldiers maimed in World War One

The April 2013 issue of the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era provides a book review of Beth Linker's War’s Waste: Rehabilitation in World War I America.  The book covers the post war physical rehabilitation of US soldiers maimed during World War One.  The overall verdict is that the book fills the void on a subject rarely, if ever, fully written on.  One interesting point is that soldiers could be dishonorably discharged if they did not obey orders to rehabilitate and use their prosthetic limbs regularly.

The book discusses many medical management issues including the costs of the care provided to injured service members, nursing care, the motivation of the orthopedic surgeons working on the soldiers and establishment of the U.S. Veterans’ Bureau.  The author also studies the strong efforts made by the US government to transition these wounded service members back into regular society. 

The book has also received a great deal of positive attention from many prestigious journals further establishing its quality and worth.  I would recommend this book to anyone interested in World War One medical history or a cultural study the rehabilitation of maimed US soldiers. 

New military history research: Stone Axeheads of northwest Europe

From North American Archaeologist, an abstract describes a study of Neolithic stone Axeheads and other stone artifacts from northwest Europe and three island lithic sources for these items.   

 17th century drawing of flint axehead by Wenceslas Hollar

Native American war party camps

This blog, A Woodsrunners Diary,  always has interesting information on 18th century wilderness living.  This particular post is of a short lecture about Southeast and Northeast Indian war camps.  What I found most interesting was the techniques these Native American warriors used to stay hidden and lightweight when going to war.  It really reminds one how with the right kind of skills and preparation, a group of warriors can really disappear into the terrain. 

http://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2013/12/native-war-parties-along-frontier.html

Indian Warrior with Scalp by Barlow, a 1789 engraving published by William Lane, London, England