Limerick doctors feature in highly anticipated sequel
Irish Doctors in the Second World War is written by Patrick J Casey, Kevin T Cullen and Joe P Duignan
A FASCINATING sequel featuring Limerick doctors will be published this July.
Irish Doctors in the Second World War features a roll of honour recording Irish doctors who served, were decorated, and lost their lives. This beautiful fully illustrated hardback also includes harrowing first-hand accounts from Irish doctors detailing the horrors of the Atomic Bomb and the liberation of Nazi concentration camps.
Written by Patrick J Casey, Kevin T Cullen and Joe P Duignan, the sequel to Irish Doctors in the First World War charts the vital contributions of Irish doctors in the Second World War, a conflict that demonstrated to the world how military warfare had changed utterly since the Great War.
While advancements in medical care during the inter war years made field medicine almost unrecognisable compared to 1918, this was tempered by vast innovations in the destructive power of the machines of war. From the Maginot Line to the Far East, Irish doctors risked their lives in a terrifying new landscape.
This richly illustrated book tells the stories of Irish medical personnel who served, and includes excerpts from first-hand accounts, such as that of Aidan MacCarthy, a Japanese POW who was present when the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, as well as heart-rending reports from Irish doctors arriving in liberated concentration camps. Combined with its meticulously compiled Roll of Honour commemorating those who served, it is a powerful tribute to their humanity and indomitable spirit.
Patrick J Casey is a founding member of the Medal Society of Ireland. He is a life-long military medal collector, with a keen interest in the profiles of those awarded military honours. Patrick has written numerous articles on the history of Irish regiments, their insignia, uniforms and awards.
Kevin T Cullen is a retired geologist and past president of the Institute of Geologists of Ireland. He compiled and self-published the World War One Roll of Honour for County Monaghan, his native county, in 2010.
Joe P Duignan is a retired surgeon and former Council Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He has lectured on the nature and treatment of wounds and diseases of past military campaigns from the Crimea to World War Two, and on the medical advances during this period.