Mercy and Comfort: A History of Hospital Ships
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 Published On Mar 27, 2020

Hospital ships have been used as far back as antiquity to treat wounded soldiers and provide assistance in emergencies. The History Guy remembers the forgotten history of ships of mercy.

This is original content based on research by The History Guy. Images in the Public Domain are carefully selected and provide illustration. As very few images of the actual event are available in the Public Domain, images of similar objects and events are used for illustration.

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