In his preface the author makes it clear that this book is a successor to his Poxed and scurvied: the story of sickness & health at sea (Barnsley: Seaforth, 2011). It covers the Royal Naval Medical Service’s service during 1939-1945 in more detail than the scope of the earlier book allowed, and
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