The Textbooks of Military Medicine series constitutes a comprehensive, multivolume treatise on the art and science of military medicine, extensively illustrated, and written in an easy-to-follow narrative. The books integrate lessons learned in past wars with current principles and practices of military medicine.

The spectrum of topics is broad, ranging from wound ballistics to medical ethics, and from considerations of harsh environments to applied biomedicine. The TMM series is triservice in scope; Borden welcomes input from the Navy and Air Force.

The Textbooks of Military Medicine series is published by the Borden Institute, Office of The Surgeon General, AMEDD Center & School, US Army. The Borden Institute was founded in 1987 by then COL Russ Zajtchuk.

Recent TMMs include Combat and Operational Behavioral Health and Care of the Combat Amputee.

Learn more about the volumes in the Textbooks of Military Medicine series.

The following volume is currently in progress:

• Medical Consequences of Nuclear Warfare

Volumes of the Textbooks are distributed free of charge to military medical personnel. The Borden Institute also offers user-friendly, deployable versions of the TMM series on CD-ROM.