A history of Army medical relief for civilian communities struck by natural disasters and how Army medical personnel have responded to such events by providing aid and health care to disrupted civil societies or communities.

Some copies are Center of Military History, U.S. Army paperback, 2000 printing.

The Nineteenth Century: Precedents -- Emerging Missions: Combating Epidemics Abroad -- Establishing the Mission: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, and Floods, 1898-1917 -- Disease in the Aftermath of War: Disaster Aid to Poland and Russia After World War I -- Relief Role in Transition: Assistance at Home and Abroad, 1918-1939 -- Domestic Assistance Under Civilian Coordination, 1945-1976 -- Activism Abroad: Foreign Disaster Relief 1945-1976 -- Conclusion.