Download or read book Infantry Combat Medics in Europe, 1944-45 written by T. Shilcutt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medics learned quickly to ignore standing operating procedures in order to save lives but tensions within infantry units created a paradoxical culture of isolation and acceptance. This groundbreaking work examines training and combat experiences of soldiers working in Battalion Aid Stations and those who went as aid men to the line companies.