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Author:

Hnida, Dave.

Title:

Paradise general : riding the surge at a combat hospital in Iraq / Dave Hnida.

Edition:

1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed.

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

viii, 288 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Hnida, Dave.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Medical care.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Hospitals.
Surgeons--United States--Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.
Military hospitals--Iraq--History--21st century.
Medicine, Military--Iraq--History--21st century.
Counterinsurgency--Iraq--History--21st century.

Contents:

I'm not a soldier but I played one in Iraq -- Which end do the bullets come out? -- Camp Boring -- Paradise General Hospital -- First day of school -- Hot tamale -- The tug-of-war -- "A picture is worth a thousand tears" -- Dear kids -- Rebels with a cause -- Anatomy of a trauma -- Sick call Sunday -- Dante's infirmary -- Death of an American soldier -- Family ties -- Suicide isn't painless -- Blursday -- The guns of August -- The wounded wore aftershave -- Tale of two brothers -- You shoot 'em, you own 'em -- Dog kennels -- Last tango in Tikrit -- Hero's welcome.

Summary:

The author recounts his experiences as a physician in Iraq after volunteering to work as a surgeon with a combat unit in 2004 and as a trauma chief at a busy Combat Support Hospital in 2007, with anecdotes about his chaotic caseload and adaptation to a military atmosphere.

ISBN:

9781416599586
1416599584

OCLC:

(OCoLC)669256785

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

DSPA413 -- Corwith Public Library (Corwith)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)