Project Gutenberg 2021-03-23 Public domain in the USA. 157 Joulin, Désiré Joseph 1821 1874 Joulin, Désiré-Joseph Joulin, Desire Joseph Les caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siége de Paris et sous la commune Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Les caravanes d'un chirurgien d'ambulances pendant le siège de Paris et sous la Commune" by Dr. Joulins is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The narrative offers a firsthand look into the trials and tribulations faced by medical personnel, particularly surgeons, during the Siege of Paris and the subsequent political turmoil of the Commune. The book is centered on the experiences of a surgeon who recounts the challenges of providing emergency medical care amidst chaotic battlefield conditions, highlighting both the heroism and the bureaucracies that impinge on their efforts. The opening of this account sets the scene in the midst of the military upheaval of the Paris siege, emphasizing the challenges faced by the medical corps as they organized emergency services to care for wounded soldiers. The author describes the chaotic environment where every individual took it upon themselves to contribute to the medical efforts in the absence of structured support, including humorous yet poignant interactions with his co-workers, the state of the injured, and the frustrations with bureaucratic incompetence. As the surgeon navigates the logistics of ambulance organization, he insists on maintaining independence in his operations, illustrating both the unpredictability of war and the deeply human impulse to provide care in desperate situations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Medicine, Military -- France Paris (France) -- History -- Commune, 1871 Paris (France) -- History -- Siege, 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 -- Personal narratives Ambulance service -- France RD Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine 153098 2025-06-25T12:53:05.040834 text/html 129932 2024-10-18T12:17:35 text/html 154072 2025-06-25T12:53:07.785805 application/epub+zip 153285 2025-06-25T12:53:05.500806 application/epub+zip 134738 2025-06-25T12:53:05.257832 application/epub+zip 201726 2025-06-25T12:53:09.719774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185910 2025-06-25T12:53:07.563808 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167694 2022-09-29T08:09:06.661375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141392 2025-06-25T12:53:04.848816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121222 2024-10-18T12:17:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17981 2025-06-25T12:53:09.842795 application/rdf+xml 14702 2025-06-25T12:53:05.338809 image/jpeg 2458 2025-06-25T12:53:05.299790 image/jpeg 131192 2025-06-25T12:53:05.059807 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia