Author

Contributions

  • Hedges, Chris, writer of foreword - Contributor

Publication

2017 - ILR Press, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

37,500 words, Guess

Page Count

150 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Better World Books9781501705489
  • Better World BooksKS-038-855
  • Open LibraryOL26939690M

Classifications

  • DDC617.9/9
  • LCCRD476.A3 R66 2017
  • LCCRD476.A3R66 2017

Description

"Doctors at War is a candid account of a trauma surgical team based, for a tour of duty, at a field hospital in Helmand, Afghanistan. Mark de Rond tells of the highs and lows of surgical life in hard-hitting detail, bringing to life a morally ambiguous world in which good people face impossible choices and in which routines designed to normalize experience have the unintended effect of highlighting war's absurdity. With stories that are at once comical and tragic, de Rond captures the surreal experience of being a doctor at war. He lifts the cover on a world rarely ever seen, let alone written about, and provides a poignant counterpoint to the archetypical, adrenaline-packed, macho tale of what it is like to go to war"--Publisher's website.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • The culture and politics of health care work
  • Culture and politics of health care work

Other Editions

  • Doctors at war: life and death in a field hospitalILR Press2017-01-01

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