Second World War surgery. Doctor operating on a wounded US soldier in an underground surgery room during the Second World War (1939-1945). This surger

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Second World War surgery. Doctor operating on a wounded US soldier in an underground surgery room during the Second World War (1939-1945). This surgery room is behind the frontlines on the Pacific island of Bougainville. The soldier was wounded by a Japanese sniper. Photographed on 13 December 1943.

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Photo credit: © US ARMY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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