By James Labosier ~ Read the first post in this series: “The Henkel Family in the Shenandoah: Medical Heritage.” War takes hold of everyday life Continue reading Source: NLM
Category: military
Coffee Rationing During World War II
By Anne Rothfeld ~ Coffee shops today are ubiquitous: nearly every street corner, airport, hotel, grocery store offers coffee in a myriad of forms. Yet, Continue reading Source: NLM
Courage Under Fire: Combat First Aid in WWII
Combat First Aid is a booklet originally published in Infantry Journal in May 1944. The guidance is designed to be easily recalled in an emergency and while it explains how to save…
“Human bullets,” A Russo-Japanese War Photo Album
By Alexander Bay ~ Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. This essay takes a look at an album of 50 Continue reading Source: NLM
Strange Bedfellows in the AAMS Archives
By James Labosier ~ The Association of American Military Surgeons (AAMS) originated with only fifty members as the Association of Military Surgeons of the National Continue reading Source: NLM
Detailing Michael DeBakey’s War Years: Puzzle Pieces
By Sanders Marble ~ In November 2017, I was fortunate to get an NLM Michael E. Debakey Fellowship in the History of Medicine to explore Continue reading Source: NLM
“Fit to Fight”: Home front Army doctors and VD during WW I
By Susan L. Speaker ~ After the United States entered the World War in April 1917, Dr. Wilbur Sawyer, a 37-year-old public health administrator with Continue reading Source: NLM
Hidden Faces of WW1: Maxillofacial Portraits Preserved
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Katherine Akey. Ms. Akey is Adjunct Professor of Photography in the Corcoran School of the Arts at the George Washington Continue reading Source: NLM
A Rapid Means of Casualty Evacuation, 1961
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Sanders Marble, PhD. Dr. Marble is Senior Historian in the U.S. Army Office of Medical History and a 2018 NLM Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Vietnam—Donald Hall
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam: Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Vietnam—Donna Barbisch
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam: Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Vietnam—Merle Snyder
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam: Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Vietnam—Tom Berger
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam: Continue reading Source: NLM
Remembering Vietnam—Dale Smith
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to collaborate with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to present the panel discussion “Remembering Vietnam: Continue reading Source: NLM
WWI—“Can Women Physicians Serve in the Army?”
By Susan L. Speaker ~ Women made substantial and visible contributions during the Great War. From the start they joined the war effort as nurses Continue reading Source: NLM
The Hero in the Library: Colonel Paul Frederick Straub
Circulating Now welcomes guest blogger Lewis L. Barger III, who shares the story of Medal of Honor Recipient and Surgeon General’s Librarian Colonel Paul Frederick Continue reading Source: NLM
“RUSS EXPLODE H-BOMB”: Let’s Face It, 1954
By Sarah Eilers ~ Three-inch type and spinning fast, the headline hurtles toward the viewer. When it comes to a stop, you know: the Soviets Continue reading Source: NLM
Malaria Pinup Calendars, 1945
By Mike “Sport” Murphy Originally published in Hidden Treasure: The National Library of Medicine, 2011. To young American GIs waging World War II in the Continue reading Source: NLM
U.S. Army Base Hospital #4 Embarks for Europe
By Susan Speaker ~ The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Just one month later, the first unit of the American Continue reading Source: NLM
Faye Glenn Abdellah: Nurse, Officer, Educator
By Douglas Atkins In honor of Women’s History Month, Circulating Now pays tribute today, to Rear Admiral and Nurse, Dr. Faye Glenn Abdellah, Ed.D., LL.D., Continue reading Source: NLM