Problematica Primului Război Mondial în „Revista de Istorie Militară” editată de Centrul pentru istorie și științe sociale al Bundeswehr­ului (5)
World War 1 in the “Review of Military History” Published by the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr (5)

Summary/Abstract: The two topics presented concern two aspects of the non-combat areas of the war, but well rep- resented during its development. On the one hand, it is interesting to answer the question whether World War I was the engine of the progress of medicine and, on the other hand, to appreciate the importance of providing books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, leaflets, stickers etc. of the front soldiers in the dynamics of fighting for raising their morale. Through the three examples of making transfusions, the use of radiology and the buccal and maxillofacial surgery, the German authors highlight the involvement of medical staff in the implementation of new medical treatments or surgical interventions in extreme conditions and without adequate professional training. Finally, it can be said that the advances declared during the war in medicine could always only present an inadequate response to a need for action and treatment that would not have existed without war. Regarding the use of literature and information dissemination material among military personnel up to the front line, in infirmary or even among prisoners of war, it is worth mentioning both the creation of a well-established storage and supply system consisting of stationary and/or walking libraries and bookstores, as well as the aim pursued by the military leadership, on the one hand, to distract attention from daily life on the front, while raising the morale of the military and, on the other hand, to achieve the necessary propaganda among them.

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