A Surgeon's War: My Year in Vietnam
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (948 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0986058254 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Navy and sent to Vietnam, where he finds himself lost in the carnage of war. He longs for the small-town moral certainties he grew up with and, more than anything, to make it home to marry the woman he loves.. It’s 1965. He performs operations while under fire. A young surgeon is drafted into the U.S. Marines are dying on the operating table in front of him
Terrific Reading! Gcar_Guy A moving autobiography from very unique perspective of this tragic era in American history. Dr. Trueblood's spell-binding writing style drew me instantly into his recounting of his life experiences leading up to and eventually into the heart of the Vietnam war. Literally every person to whom I introduced this book and subsequently loaned my copy has thanked me for it. Highly recommended to anyone who has even the slightest interes. "A captivating intimate view of war we rarely receive." according to Dan. As a son of a medical (dental and triage) officer in WWII, I rarely received details about my father's experience. Dr. Trueblood's masterful approach of linking his father's medical experience in WWII to his own in Vietnam touched that relationship gap I yearned for. While I enjoyed drawing parallels to my own father and quality of character, I was also taken back by Trueblood's riveting details about a surgeon's experience in a c. Sherwin Lewis said The Insanity of War. This is one of the most consequential books I have ever read.It highlights the devastating results of war on a personal level. I believe that all of our leaders need to readthis book. We must as a civilized society find more humane ways of resolving our disputes with other peopleand other countries.
. His wife, Nancy, is in private practice as a psychotherapist. grew up in Indianola, Iowa, where his father was the town doctor. Navy as a surgeon in Vietnam in 1965-66. They have two children and five grandchildren. Henry Ward Trueblood M.D. Trueblood graduated from Stanford Medical School in 1964 and served in the U.S. By the age of ten he was regularly maki
We all will grow along with this young surgeon's story." -Hans Steiner, M.D. He reveals a profound story of coming into his own as a man and a surgeon under fire." -Keith Scribner, author of The Oregon Experiment, The Good Life, and Miracle Girl "A much needed personal perspective on an incredibly tragic event that defined a generation. Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Stanford University, School of Medicine . Yalom, bestselling author of When Nietzsche Wept "A Surgeon's War offers an indispensible view of combat medicine in the Vietnam War. "Trueblood's memoir transports us into the pathos, the courage, and the desolation of a tragic war." -Irvin D. From his reflections on his father's experience as a combat surgeon in World War II, to his own assessments of the evolution of trauma care and of the American conscience, Ward's story is the story of America in the 20th Century." -Jason Brown, author of Why The Devil Ch