War Doctor
Surgery on the Front Line
Harry N. Abrams · Print & ebook · March 9, 2021
The #1 internationally bestselling, gripping true story of a frontline trauma surgeon operating in the world’s most dangerous war zones War Doctor is a heart-stopping and moving blend of medical memoir, personal journey, and nonfiction thriller that provides unforgettable, at times raw, insight into the human toll of war.
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- Who it’s for
- A front-line surgery memoir with immediate stakes and plenty to talk over afterward.
- Genres
- Lives in Medicine, Military Lives, Emergency Medicine
- Published
- Harry N. Abrams, March 9, 2021
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The #1 internationally bestselling, gripping true story of a frontline trauma surgeon operating in the world’s most dangerous war zones War Doctor is a heart-stopping and moving blend of medical memoir, personal journey, and nonfiction thriller that provides unforgettable, at times raw, insight into the human toll of war. For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones.
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From Sarajevo under siege in 1993 to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out lifesaving operations in the most challenging conditions, and with none of the resources of a major metropolitan hospital. He is now widely acknowledged as the most experienced trauma surgeon in the world. War Doctor is his extraordinary story, encompassing his surgeries in nearly every major conflict zone since the end of the Cold War, as well as his struggles to return to a “normal” life and routine after each trip. Culminating in his trips to war-torn Syria—and the untold story of his efforts to help secure a humanitarian corridor out of besieged Aleppo to evacuate some 50,000 people—War Doctor is a must-read memoir.
Front-Line Urgency
A front-line surgery memoir with immediate stakes and plenty to talk over afterward.
Come here for
- front-line medical urgency
- memoir-sized, conversation-ready detail
Expect
- war-zone medical scenes
- a sustained, immersive read
Where it sits
| Lives in Medicine | 93% |
|---|---|
| Military Lives | 47% |
| Emergency Medicine | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Lives in Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Volunteerism
- Authors
- David Nott, Henry Marsh
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Published
- March 9, 2021
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Lives in Medicine