Acknowledgments
Without the contribution of the authors of this book, made with no materialreward and at the sacrifice of time and expenditure of energy which professionalmen can ill afford, there would not have been this history of surgery in WorldWar II, and the many valuable lessons learned in the surgical care of battlecasualties would not have been recorded.
The counsel and assistance of the Advisory Editorial Board in many matters isequally and gratefully recognized. Members of this board, individually andcollectively, have given generously of their knowledge and experience in aconsultative and advisory capacity.
Much credit is due Miss Elizabeth M. McFetridge, associate editor, for herskill and untiring labor in consolidating, organizing, rewriting, and perfectingthe manuscripts for this book.
Grateful acknowledgment is given to the following personnel of the MedicalStatistics Division, Office of The Surgeon General, for their review ofstatistical data in part II of this volume: Mr. E. L. Hamilton, chief; Mr. A. J.McDowell, assistant chief; Mr. M. C. Rossoff, assistant chief, StatisticalAnalysis Branch; and staff members.
All illustrations were prepared for publication by Mr. R.Pierce Thompson, under the direction of Mr. Herman Van Cott, chief, MedicalIllustration Service, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
