War_Losses_(USA) XjXj BOOKMOBI % ' / 6 ?i G P Y b` j} s/ y d " $ MOBI ɪ- P EXTH e International Encyclopedia of the First World War, ed. by Ute Daniel, Peter Gatrell, Oliver Janz, Heather Jones, Jennifer Keene, Alan Kramer, and Bill Nasson, issued by Freie Universität Berlin m pThis text is licensed under: CC by-NC-ND 3.0 Germany - Attribution, Non-commercial, No Derivative Works. g American losses in World War I were modest compared to those of other belligerents, with 116,516 deaths and approximately 320,000 sick and wounded of the 4.7 million men who served. The USA lost more personnel to disease (63,114) than to combat (53,402), largely due to the influenza epidemic of 1918. Moreover, by applying knowledge that European physicians had acquired earlier in the war, Americans were able to mitigate losses from chemical weapons, shell shock, and infected gunshot and shrapnel wounds. The American response to war losses forged a new relationship between the government and military personnel and between the nation’s medical system and its military institutions. en en d Carol R. Byerly War Losses (USA) l 2calibre (2.5.0) [http://calibre-ebook.com] i 9International Encyclopedia of the First World War i 1914-1918-Online i First World War i WW1 i War Losses (USA) q ,928825ef-1e8b-4913-801f-df77dd4d0e5b p 4calibre:928825ef-1e8b-4913-801f-df77dd4d0e5b EBOK j !2014-10-08T00:00:00+00:00 t War Losses (USA)