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War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

by David Nott
$11.90
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

Surgical heroism in the chaos of war zones.

"War Doctor" is a testament to the human spirit's resilience and the power of compassion in the most harrowing circumstances. David Nott's accounts of operating in active war zones not only share the stark realities of modern conflict but also illuminate the profound impact that one determined individual can have. Whether you're moved by stories of humanitarian efforts, fascinated by the grit of life on the front line, or inspired by personal tales of courage, this book promises to leave a lasting impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

by David Nott
$11.90
ISBN: 9781509837052
Authors: David Nott
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2019-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science, History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Medicine, Autobiography, War, Medical, Biography Memoir, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.54
(rated by 12278 readers)

Description

For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993, to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out life-saving operations and field surgery in the most challenging conditions, and with none of the resources of a major London teaching hospital. The conflicts he has worked in form a chronology of twenty-first-century Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Darfur, Congo, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Gaza and Syria. But he has also volunteered in areas blighted by natural disasters, such as the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal. Driven both by compassion and passion, the desire to help others and the thrill of extreme personal danger, he is now widely acknowledged to be the most experienced trauma surgeon in the world. But as time went on, David Nott began to realize that flying into a catastrophe – whether war or natural disaster – was not enough. Doctors on the ground needed to learn how to treat the appalling injuries that war inflicts upon its victims. Since 2015, the foundation he set up with his wife, Elly, has disseminated the knowledge he has gained, training other doctors in the art of saving lives threatened by bombs and bullets. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line is his extraordinary story.
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Surgical heroism in the chaos of war zones.

"War Doctor" is a testament to the human spirit's resilience and the power of compassion in the most harrowing circumstances. David Nott's accounts of operating in active war zones not only share the stark realities of modern conflict but also illuminate the profound impact that one determined individual can have. Whether you're moved by stories of humanitarian efforts, fascinated by the grit of life on the front line, or inspired by personal tales of courage, this book promises to leave a lasting impression.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.