From 1815 to 1914, death rates of European soldiers in barracks dropped by nearly ninety percent. But soldiers on campaign, especially in the tropics, continued to die from disease. This book examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa in the late 1800s--and how doctors' successes and failures influenced one way or another the willingness of Europeans to embark on imperial adventures.
From 1815 to 1914, death rates of European soldiers in barracks dropped by nearly ninety percent. But soldiers on campaign, especially in the tropics, continued to die from disease. This book examines the practice of military medicine during the conquest of Africa in the late 1800s--and how doctors' successes and failures influenced one way or another the willingness of Europeans to embark on imperial adventures.
Preface 1. The West African disease background 2. The march to Magdala 3. The march to Kumasi 4. Conquest in the West African tropics, 1879-1900 5. Typhoid fever and the garrison of Egypt, 1882-1914 6. The typhoid campaigns: Northeastern Africa in the 1880s 7. The last campaigns in Eastern Africa: Madagascar and Omdurman, 1895-8 8. The Anglo-Boer War 9. Retrospect.
Preface 1. The West African disease background 2. The march to Magdala 3. The march to Kumasi 4. Conquest in the West African tropics, 1879-1900 5. Typhoid fever and the garrison of Egypt, 1882-1914 6. The typhoid campaigns: Northeastern Africa in the 1880s 7. The last campaigns in Eastern Africa: Madagascar and Omdurman, 1895-8 8. The Anglo-Boer War 9. Retrospect.
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