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The Men Of Ward 57

The Men Of Ward 57

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The Men Of Ward 57

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Full title

The Men Of Ward 57

Publisher

New York: Time Incorporated

Journal title

Time (Chicago, Ill.), 2006-10, Vol.168 (14), p.38

Language

English

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Publisher

New York: Time Incorporated

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Contents

It is the signature wound of the Iraq war: limb loss. The potency of insurgent bombs and the proficiency of US lifesavers have produced this result. Of the 20,322 Americans wounded in action, 436 have been amputees--more than 2%, a figure higher than in every war of the previous century except Vietnam, for which there were no good statistics. In hi...

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The Men Of Ward 57

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_212768228

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_212768228

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ISSN

0040-781X

E-ISSN

2169-1665

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