Ein Bericht vom Pestjahr London 1665, Daniel Defoe

so slow to grasp the implication of the use of whole blood in World War I, limited though that experience was; why it did not take advantage of the successful bloodprogram used during the Spanish Civil War; and why it did not immediately make use of the British experience in the early months of World War II when the necessity and value of whole blood for combat casualties were so clearly proved'. In the Preface also the Editor makes the criticism that when the Korean War began 'administrative personnel had not yet learned that whole blood is best handled out of supply channels as a separate self-supporting service.' A tribute is paid to the British methods-'The British policy was remarkably successful. It was carefully planned before hostilities began ....' 'We followed that plan only partially in World War II and not much more efficiently in Korea, and in both wars we paid the penalty for our folly.' There is much to be learnt from this book.