October 1973: A young physician in Israel prepares to celebrate the Jewish High Holidays with his wife and children. Suddenly a military invasion changes his life forever.This book chronicles the author's transformation from a civilian to a wartime doctor. In vivid personal details, the author Itzhak Brook, a veteran of both the Israeli Defense Forces and the United States Navy, recounts his first experience in war. He describes his own doubt and misgivings of being a physician facing the daily struggle of survival in the ...
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October 1973: A young physician in Israel prepares to celebrate the Jewish High Holidays with his wife and children. Suddenly a military invasion changes his life forever.This book chronicles the author's transformation from a civilian to a wartime doctor. In vivid personal details, the author Itzhak Brook, a veteran of both the Israeli Defense Forces and the United States Navy, recounts his first experience in war. He describes his own doubt and misgivings of being a physician facing the daily struggle of survival in the Sinai battle zone. Expecting to heal his soldiers' physical combat wounds, Brook unexpectedly must address his soldiers' psychological battlefield trauma. In unvarnished details from the mundane to the catastrophic, he describes his perspective of a war that shaped his own life, and his nation's fragile identity.
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Very good. Signed by author. Inscribed on t-p. Cover has slight wear and soiling. Glued binding. x, 1171, [3] p. Illustrations, black & white. From Wikipedia: "Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc, (born 1941) is an Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC. He specializes in infectious diseases. He is a long-standing campaigner against overuse of antibiotics which can lead to antibiotic resistance. has researched common health threats like disease transmission on airplanes, while dispelling common concerns about contaminated library books and subway handlebars. Brook has authored publications in scientific journals and 10 medical textbooks. He served in the United States Navy from 1980 to 2006. He performed research on the treatment of bacterial infections after ionized radiation for which he was awarded three Defense Meritorious Service Medals. Brook wrote a book on his experience as a patient with throat cancer. and a book about his experiences as a battalion physician in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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Used book in very good and clean conditions. Minor cosmetic defects may be present. Pages and cover intact. May include library marks notes marks and highlighting. Fast Shipping.
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NF. 1466385448. 169 pages. Never read copy. A veteran of both the Israeli Defense Forces and United States Navy, recounts his experiences and perspectives on life;