Tom Gibbs presents Venereal Disease during Operation Torch

During World War I, venereal disease accounted for over 6.5 million days of lost service. During the inter-war period, a massive public education initiative took place designed to spread the word on hygiene and disease. As conscription saw the ranks of the Army swell, these health problems rose to the forefront again.

Operation Torch was, to date, the largest amphibious invasion in world history, and with it came public health problems the military had to confront. Learn how these problems were discovered and solved in the middle of the desert through the eyes of an Army second lieutenant.

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