Reviews for Midwives and medical men: A history of inter-professional rivalries and women's rights

The average rating for Midwives and medical men: A history of inter-professional rivalries and women's rights based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-20 00:00:00 Hirohide Miki Author Bill Yenne has set out to give the reader a popular history of the Thompson Submachine gun, and delivers in that premise. In doing so he mixes in Weapon history, Business History, Military History, Myths, Legends, Film and Cultural history and a little macho shooting lore to make a very readable mix on a compelling topic. I have to say I enjoyed every reading session with this book- and I don't think the reader needs to be my level of Military History nerd to get caught up. Yenne is a writer of fiction, alternate history and real history, and likes to spin a yarn. He takes to the story of General Thompson's brainchild, a "Trench Broom" that aspired to be able to unlock the WWI deadlock with a real narrative glee. He's always about both the steak ( the gun's real impact on warfare , law enforcement and criminality) and the sizzle (the gun's impact and image in popular culture) synthesising a easily read epic with a lot of vivid characters. There are a lot of great b/w pictures too- of Military, Law Enforcement and theatrical uses of the weapon. The gun was invented to solve WWI- but came to life after the war- into a world that seemed not to have a use for it. The gun found some use with Law Enforcement and international clients- but sadly found fame with guns that fell into Gangsters' hands- with the St. Valentine's Day Massacre serving as the weapon's coming out event. But the US Marines came to rely on the tool in their Between the war deployments in Latin America and China- and it came into its own in WWII- first with a massive purchase by the British Empire- and then with the M1A1 Version that armed GIs in WWII/Korea. Yenne takes us along as the Auto Ordnance Company- who held the patents - grows in 1939-1945- and other weapons compete. We get a lot of combat reports on the weapon- so many they begin to run together- but also good information of variants and other Military information. Yenne finishes with the gun's post war life - and the world of Thompson shooting for entertainment that has developed in the US. It's a discussion of its military impact - but even more about its role as an iconic idea/object in fact and fiction. There are a lot of adult themes, mostly business , and a little bit of graphic injury/casualty description that makes this best for the Junior Reader over about 12/13 years old. For the Gamer/Modeler/Military Enthusiast, this is a real joy. Lots of ideas for Scenario/Diorama development, and plenty of great information for the Military Enthusiast to enrich one's understanding of the weapon. I will warn that Yenne's recitations of individual/unit exploits is done without any maps/diagrams- and his understanding of Military unit naming/numbering- in both Imperial and American Armies is suspect. But a gamer/game club Could put together a series of Skirmish games based on this weapon alone and have a really interesting challenge- as long as they looked for supporting resources that did have the proper information. I found this book really helped fill in the gaps of my personal knowledge of Submachine Guns and the history of the category. I'd give this book a strong rec- even for someone not that familiar with the Military history- because the cultural and iconic side of the story is just as compelling.

Review # 2 was written on 2021-05-02 00:00:00 Danielle Daddario An entertaining general history of the development of one of the most famous guns ever developed. The author also weaves in many fascinating anecdotes about the tommy gun in action, as used by gangsters and G-men in the 1920s & 1930s, then by Allied soldiers during World War II. The tommy gun's remarkable impact on popular culture is also discussed, with movies and TV shows continuing to keep the iconic weapon in the public eye.