Nothing in the small village of Bazoilles-sur-Meuse in the northeast of France bears witness today to the 13,000-bed Bazoilles Hospital Center located there during World War I. Yet in 1918-1919 more than 63,000 American soldiers received treatment there--three out of every 100 U.S. servicemen and women who served in Europe. This richly illustrated history describes daily life and medical care at Bazoilles, providing a vivid picture of the conditions for both patients and personnel, along with stories of those who worked there, and those who were treated or died there.

Includes index.

The evacuation chain of the American Expeditionary Forces : from frontline to Bazoilles Hospital Center -- Bazoilles Hospital Center in operation : 63.769 treated in ten months -- "With the Wounded" : wound care at Bazoilles Hospital Center -- Patients of Bazoilles Hospital Center: three soldiers admitted because of battle injuries -- Spanish Flu : the toll of influenza and secondary pneumonia -- "Dear Mother" : letters from Bazoilles Hospital Center -- The ministering angels of base hospital no. 60 : the Spanish Flu outbreak on board the USS Leviathan -- A medical officer's photo album : pictures of daily life -- Patients of Bazoilles Hospital Center : three soldiers admitted because of physical and mental disease -- Capital punishment at Bazoilles-sur-Meuse : the execution of two American soldiers -- Traces of medical care at Bazoilles Hospital Center : items from institutional and personal collections.