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Cowdrey, Albert Edward was born on December 8, 1933 in New Orleans. Son of Albert Edward and Jane Cecile (Lucas) Cowdrey.
(The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European T...)
The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European Theater of Operations is one of three volumes recounting the organizational and operational overseas activities of the U.S. Army Medical Department during World War II. Graham A. Cosmas and Albert E. Cowdrey ably describe how the military medical system organized, trained, and deployed; how hospitals were built and supplies assembled and moved forward; and how casualties were treated and evacuated from the field of battle. The volume supports the proposition that the experience of medical personnel in war directly stimulates advances in medical science. The principles of medical organization remain of vital importance, the exploits of the doctors, corpsmen, and medical support units providing a model for the planning and organization of medical support in today's Army.
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(Here is the story of the long interaction between humans,...)
Here is the story of the long interaction between humans, land, and climate in the American South. It is a tale of exploitation and erosion, of destruction, disease, and defeat, but also of the persistent search for knowledge and wisdom. It is a story whose villains were also its victims and sometimes its heroes. Ancient forces created the southern landscape, but, as Albert E. Cowdrey shows, humankind from the time of earliest habitation has been at work reshaping it. The southern Indians, far from being the "natural ecologists" of myth, radically transformed their environment by hunting and burning. Such patterns were greatly accelerated by the arrival of Europeans, who viewed the land as a commodity to be exploited for immediate economic benefit. Cowdrey documents not only the long decline but the painfully slow struggle to repair the damage of human folly. The eighteenth century saw widespread though ineffectual efforts to protect game and conserve the soil. In the nineteenth century the first hesitant steps were taken toward scientific flood control, forestry, wildlife protection, and improved medicine. In this century, the New Deal, the explosion in scientific knowledge, and the national environmental movement have spurred more rapid improvements. But the efforts to harness the South's great rivers, to save its wild species, and to avert serious environmental pollution have often had equivocal results. Originally published in 1983 and needed now more than ever, This Land, This South was the first book to explore the cumulative impact of humans on the southern landscape and its effect on them. In graceful and at times lyrical prose, Albert Cowdrey brings together a vast array of information. Now revised and updated, this important book should be read by every person concerned with the past, present, or future of the South.
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Cowdrey, Albert Edward was born on December 8, 1933 in New Orleans. Son of Albert Edward and Jane Cecile (Lucas) Cowdrey.
Bachelor of Arts, Tulane University, 1956, Doctor of Philosophy, 1971. Master of Arts (Woodrow Wilson fellow), Johns Hopkins University, 1957.
Instructor Tulane University, 1960—1964, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, 1965—1966. Historian United States Army C.E, 1970—1978. Chief general history branch United States Army Center Military History, since 1978.
Served with United States Army, 1957-1959.
(The Medical Department: Medical Service in the European T...)
(Here is the story of the long interaction between humans,...)
Served with Army of the United States, 1957-1959. Fellow Social Science Research Council, 1955, 56-57. Member American History Association, American Association History Medicine, Southern History Association.
Clubs: Round Table (New Orleans).