War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott

War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

David Nott

355 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

Description

For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993, to clandestine hospital...

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Moods

informative 77%
emotional 68%
inspiring 64%
sad 48%
challenging 47%
reflective 42%
tense 37%
adventurous 35%
dark 34%
hopeful 25%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 61%
fast 26%
slow 12%

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