"Three Years in the Field Hospitals of the Army of the Potomac" is an impressive essay by Anna M. Holstein, who was one of the first women doctors in the American Civil War. In this book, she shares her experience of working in field hospitals during the conflict that took place in America in 1861-1865. The authenticity of the events, the lives of the wounded soldiers and the extraordinary resilience of the medical heroes make this book a detailed look at the tragic consequences of war.