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Title:
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War Doctor |
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Authors:
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Nott, David |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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354 |
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Year:
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2019 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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How do you get to be the most experienced trauma surgeon in the world? You front up to the world's war and disaster zones, year in, year out. Taking regular leave from the NHS in Britain, David Nott has spent the last twenty-five years performing field surgery in a list of hot spots from Afghanistan through to Yemen. Not content to just save lives directly, he also offers other doctors 'Surgical Training for Austere Environments'.
Honest and confronting, this is an extraordinary account, not for the faint-hearted, from a courageous and compassionate humanitarian.
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Categories:
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Non fiction, Biography, War theme, Culture/Ethnic/Racial, Human Rights, Inspirational, Medical/Health, Tragedy/disaster, England, 2021 Titles, Group favourites |
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By: AUCK 412
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2025-07-01 15:21:45 |
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A very wide range of ratings on this one, from those who absolutely loved it and thought his dedication to helping war victims and teaching fellow medical personnel incredible, through to those who did not like it and some who didn't finish it. They cited that it was too horrific/many stories repeated/he was arrogant. Our biggest divide over ratings of a book! |
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By: CHCH 194
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2024-05-22 10:30:16 |
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An excellent read, detailing the tremendous bravery and skill of the surgeon. The horrors and futility or war gave considerable focus to our discussion. We would all recommend this book to many others. |
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By: CHCH 317
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2024-01-15 15:02:23 |
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This book was well received and enjoyed by the group. It provided some lively discussion and was very pertinent given the Israeli-Gaza war going on at present. We felt it needed to be written to bring what is actually happening in the war-torn countries to us personally. |
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By: WHANG 003
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2023-08-16 12:26:39 |
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A lively discussion with many points of view. Generally a big tick! |
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By: NAP 005
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2023-08-03 14:11:20 |
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War Doctor by David Nott was rated highly by our group. The book told of a heroic man and had great human interest with many succinct explanations of surgical procedures and political situations. |
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By: CHCH 185
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2023-03-30 10:16:24 |
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Our group really enjoyed this book. Although gory at times it was so interesting to learn about the efforts to save life in various war torn countries around the world. An inspiring story! |
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By: ALEXA 003
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2023-03-27 11:58:21 |
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An extraordinary read! |
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By: DUNED 114
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2023-03-23 14:46:59 |
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Shows the reality of modern day war. Turned out to be better and more readable than expected considering the subject. Such respect for David Nott. |
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By: AMBER 006
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2022-08-31 16:01:12 |
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Our group were at extremes over this book. Four found it too gruesome and overly detailed, they viewed Nott as arrogant. At the other extreme six of us viewed Nott as a hero and very brave - an exceptional person. Many had seen him interviewed on TV recently. |
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By: TIMAR 019
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2022-06-29 10:26:08 |
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We were filled with admiration ( and disbelief) for this extraordinary man and his confronting story of the years he spent as a war doctor. Difficult to read but informative and fascinating; particularly relevant at this time. |
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By: AUCK 335
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2022-04-28 09:53:21 |
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Not a book to be enjoyed but a gripping read.Some were particularly interested in the medical details, all were horrified by the accounts of war injuries and impressed by the dedication and skills of Nott and other doctors and nurses working in such difficult conditions. |
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By: HAMIL 019
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2022-03-30 14:14:45 |
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Wonderful read - insight into war and the work of medical volunteers. |
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By: WANAK 015
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2021-11-15 10:38:53 |
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A comment frequently heard was "Terrific, fascinating, highly readable". 2 of our members could not read it, or parts of it (too graphic) on the futility and brutality of war. "Simply written and painfully clear" (Sunday Times comment) was agreed with. |
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By: CHCH 095
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2021-10-11 10:24:30 |
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While everyone in the group agreed this book was not always the easiest to read due to the content, we would highly recommend it to other groups. David Nott is a hero in the truest sense , and his willingness to put himself in danger for the benefit of those who need his life-saving skills is an inspiration. |
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By: CHCH 499
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2021-10-11 10:14:41 |
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Enjoyed book immensely. Some members found some of the medical descriptions overly technical and others were 'squeamish', but generally humbled by David Nott's humanitarian goals. His relationships with the Syrian medical staff in particular gave the book depth and human interest. |
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By: WELL 142
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2021-10-01 11:26:36 |
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This book created much interest on the part of all the readers. Admiration for those who went to the war zones to work. Horror at the conditions they worked under, and we all learned a lot about war, particularly civil war and its nature, which seems so much worse than wars fought for other reasons. Brother against brother described so brutally and in such detail. |
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By: MANGWK 001
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2021-08-02 12:37:01 |
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Wide ranging discussion elicited from the book's contents. Several members found it was unwise to read it at night, as the content disturbed them. Agreement that the man was outstanding in his field. |
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By: TARARU 001
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2021-08-02 12:32:55 |
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A fascinating book, and a clever, humble, good-hearted man. Amazing to hear detail from places we only knew of as news headlines. Wonderful openness about the trauma of PTSD. Such a wonderful charity to fund the training of more surgeons for the front line. |
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By: GISB 003
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2021-06-30 11:48:40 |
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Thought provoking read. |
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By: NORTH 006
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2021-05-31 13:29:54 |
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Fantastic read. Incredible. Uplifting. Astounding. Fascinating. |
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By: CHCH 176
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2021-05-19 13:36:19 |
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The group all appreciated the work of David Nott. Although it may have been too descriptive for all of us, his skills, leadership, time and efforts in the real world of war was a revelation. Today's war in the Gaza will be using his knowledge and skills. |
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By: CHCH 241
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2021-05-07 13:46:12 |
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Grim reading, and we found the writing style a bit monotonous. Didn't get much info about his colleagues, it just seemed to focus on the operations and David. |
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By: PALMN 016
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2021-05-03 09:56:57 |
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We all felt we should give feedback on this book. It was stunningly good: thought-provoking, a very honest account of David Nott's personal experiences as a war doctor, an insight into the great personal effects on the civilian population and the horrors of war. A great read. |
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