Hospital Ships of World War II

<p> The first U.S. hospital ship of World War II saw service in mid-1943. By war's end the fleet had carried nearly 17000 sick and wounded home.</p><p> 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.</p>