A doctor goes to war: New Guinea and MacArthur in World War II
- Collection:
- NLM Publications and Productions
- Series Title(s):
- NLM historical lecture
- Author(s):
- Egeberg, Roger Olaf, 1903-
- Contributor(s):
- National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
- Publication:
- [Bethesda, Md.] : National Library of Medicine, [c1991]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Warfare Military Medicine Physicians New Guinea Egeberg, Roger O. (Roger Olaf), 1903- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
- Genre(s):
- Personal Narratives
- Abstract:
- This presentation was given to mark the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Dr. Roger O. Egeberg spoke about his experiences during World War II as personal physician to General Douglas MacArthur. He provided a brief biography of General MacArthur, and then went on to describe the battle of New Guinea, his responsibilities as surgeon of the command, and his contributions to the concept of a mobile army surgical hospital (MASH).
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 063 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Provenance:
- Received: 1991, as a transfer from John Parascandola, chief, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 100941005 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/100941005