From Anzac to Afghanistan: have 100 years taught us nothing about the devastation of war?

Spine J

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 450 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA. Electronic address:

Published: December 2015

Commentary On: Atkinson Brigadier (Ret'd) RN, Fraser RD. 100 years-Anzac, Vietnam to now. Spine J 2015:15:2454-6 (in this issue). Robertson PA. Gallipoli 100 years on: a New Zealand perspective. Spine J 2015:15:2457-8 (in this issue).

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