Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference to 39 United States Military Vessels [Hardcover]

Emory A. Massman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0786405562 | ISBN-13: 978-0786405565 | Publication Date: July 1998

The first U.S. hospital ship of World War II saw service in mid-1943. By war's end, the fleet had carried nearly 17,000 sick and wounded home.

This richly illustrated work covers all 39 ships that served as U.S. Navy and Army hospital ships during World War II. Each ship's history is fully covered, concentrating on the ship's hospital service. Information is presented on each ship's personnel, the handling of patients, types of wounds and diseases encountered, and life aboard the ships. General layouts of the ships and technical data are also included. Biographies are provided on persons for whom ships were named.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Provides extensive information about each of the 39 ships that served in the U.S. Army or Navy during the war...numerous excellent photographs of the vessels and their crews in action...well-written and informative...extensive index...a useful addition. --Arba

A unique insight into the rarely explored subject of hospital ships...enjoyable...a valuable, if not essential, addition to any World War II library...highly recommend[ed]. --Nautical Research Journal

Comprehensive...detailing most all there is to know about [American hospital ships]...a tremendous amount of information from a wide variety of sources...[Massman] has unearthed a wealth of detail. --Stone & Stone Second World War Books --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Palmetto, Florida's Emory A. Massman rose to chief mate serving on three liberty ships during World War II.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 509 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786405562
• ISBN-13: 978-0786405565
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,984,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gratifying History, May 22, 2001

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Carol Gjertsen (Tuckahoe, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference to 39 United States Military Vessels (Hardcover)

Learning the history of these very heroic ships and their dedicated staff was quite an education. I was overwhelmed with excitement when I found the chapter on the USS Refuge as my father was Commander of this hospital ship and crew. Thank you MR. Massman for sharing your knowledge of this countries WW11 Hospital Ships and serviceman. It was truly gratifying for me to read about my Dad and I burst with proudness.Only wish I knew more.

4.0 out of 5 stars WWII Hospital Ships, February 18, 2010

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This review is from: Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference to 39 United States Military Vessels (Paperback)

Very interesting book. Good value. Individual references, short history, and whereabouts of each Hospital Ship during WWII with illustration. To be recommended, unique aspect of US WWII Medical History.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great WWII History Book, December 31, 2003

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William Moran (OSHAWA, ON Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hospital Ships of World War II: An Illustrated Reference to 39 United States Military Vessels (Hardcover)

Massman had done produced an excellent book on a topic that generated few titles to date. This book is decently illustrated and is very readable. While pricey, it is well printed and bound. There is much information on the hospital ships themselves, and much relavent personal interest material included. I enjoyed this book, and would gladly recommend it to others with interest in this genre.