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About Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History

Historian Dan Snow meets Kevin Goodman to learn how battlefield surgery progresses in the 16th/17th centuries to deal with a deadly new technology - gunpowder

Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 22 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a history documentary, Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History uses battlefield, surgery, gunpowder as its central frame. Historical documentaries interpret surviving evidence rather than simply replaying the past. Watch how archives, archaeology, expert interpretation and first-hand records are used, and note where uncertainty or competing explanations remain.

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Title
Battlefield Surgery In The Age of Gunpowder: The Gruesome History
Category
History
Runtime
22 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
History Hit

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