War Doctor Surgery on the Front Line

David Nott

eAudio - 2020

The #1 internationally bestselling, gripping true story of a frontline trauma surgeon operating in the world's most dangerous war zones. For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world's most dangerous conflict 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 metropolitan hospital. Nott is now widely acknowledged to be 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 stru...ggles to return to a "normal" life and routine after each trip. At times, Nott's riveting memoir reads like a travelogue of the world's cruelty—he has volunteered in Afghanistan, Congo, Darfur, Gaza,... more