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War Hospital, a True Story Of Surgery And Survival

Label
War Hospital, a True Story Of Surgery And Survival
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
War Hospital
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Oclc number
714569639
Sub title
a True Story Of Surgery And Survival
Summary
A young physician-reporter chronicles the experiences of doctors and nurses in a besieged city, illuminating the passions, challenges, tragedies, and agonizing moral qunadaries of practicing medicine in a war zone
Table Of Contents
Maps; cast of characters; prologue; part one brotherhood and unity; 1 first do no harm; 2 eric; 3 ilijaz; 4 ejub; 5 war; 6 a blue fear; 7 ingress; part two the blood of warriors; 8 war operations; 9 nedret; 10 professional duty; 11 "dear doctor"; 12 special k; 13 holidays in hell; 14 road to srebrenica; 15 the velvet glove; 16 "the time for talking is now finished"; 17 interlude; 18 the hottest part of hell; part three a safe area; 19 through the looking glass; 20 to interpose; 21 life in the tomb; 22 another world; 23 egress; 24 overture; part four "an attack on the entire world."25 "our sincerest apologies"26 an unacceptable situation; 27 killing fields; 28 hegira; 29 freedom; 30 sadik; epilogue; notes; bibliography; photo credits; acknowledgments; index
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