At that time,researchers studied more than seven hundred American soldiers who had had their spleens removed because of battle injuries.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

She became a full-time nurse for the wounded on their way from the fields of battle to the hospital.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

The plan seemed good. And after the first few hours of battle, the Confederates were close to victory.

VOA: special.2009.09.17

The second idea was a treaty protecting the wounded and medical personnel on the field of battle.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

But this week, Mr.Obama could report apparent success in a different sort of battle -- against the largest accidental oil spill ever at sea.

VOA: special.2010.08.07

Again,Clara Barton went to the fields of battle to nurse the wounded.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

Finally,it did. And the smoke of battle began to clear.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

While the flying skills of the German and British pilots were well matched, it was ultimately the greater maneuverability of the British Spitfire that won the long months of battle over the English Channel.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

They could,however, see the smoke of battle.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

Then they heard the sounds of battle.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

But dogs are also proving their worth off the field of battle by helping wounded soldiers recover.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

During the military's final offensive to crush the rebels, UNICEF said hundreds of children had been killed in the months of battle in the north.

VOA: standard.2009.09.06

For every one of is fighting some sort of battle."

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

In eighteen sixty-three, Union forces defeated Confederate forces in the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War the Battle of Gettysburg.

VOA: special.2009.11.19