The battle of the limbs
Amputation, artificial limbs and the great war in Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12344363 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Bourke (0000-0002-7603-4421, Universidad de Londres, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 110 |
| Pages | 49-67 |
| Publication date | 1998-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1031-461X • E-ISSN: 1940-5049 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10314619808596060 |
| OpenAlex | W1988031798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
The expectation or experience of physical suffering was shared by 330,000 Australian men who saw active service during the first world war. Of these men, one in five was killed and tens of thousands returned to Australia ill or wounded. Genital mutilation, facial disfigurement and limblessness were the three fates most feared by soldiers. This article focuses on Australian servicemen in the last category: men whose limbs had been amputated as a result of war service. It examines the surgical and medical services offered to these soldiers and the ways in which they strove to adapt to their injuries. The war radically changed their lives, yet, despite wartime promises, politicians and the larger community rapidly forgot the ‘sacrifice’ so many had made of their arms and legs
Amputation · Ancient history · Artificial limbs · Battle · Business · Disfigurement · Military personnel · Political science · Prosthesis · Sacrifice · Service (business · World War II · History · Law · Medicine · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact · Surgery
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |