Military surgeons must assume a leadership role in combat casualty care in circumstances that are far less than ideal. This handbook provides much of the information needed to tackle these issues and features state-of-the-art principles and practices of forward trauma surgery as used by military physicians in far flung locations around the globe. Emergency War Surgery is the most trusted and up-to-date manual offered by the Department of Defense for military medical personnel in the field. Features nearly 200 illustrations demonstrating proper techniques