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Condition
Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
ISBN
9781475959451
Book Title
Blood on China Beach : My Story As a Brain Surgeon in Vietnam
Publisher
iUniverse, Incorporated
Item Length
0.3 in
Publication Year
2012
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.3 in
Author
Paul J. Pitlyk, James J. Paul
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Personal Memoirs, Medical, Military
Item Weight
1.9 Oz
Item Width
0.2 in
Number of Pages
254 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
iUniverse, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1475959451
ISBN-13
9781475959451
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150672090

Product Key Features

Book Title
Blood on China Beach : My Story As a Brain Surgeon in Vietnam
Number of Pages
254 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Military / Vietnam War, Personal Memoirs, Medical, Military
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Paul J. Pitlyk, James J. Paul
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
1.9 Oz
Item Length
0.3 in
Item Width
0.2 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2012-920798
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
More than once during his yearlong duty, thirty-two-year-old Paul J. Pitlyk wondered what had possessed him to leave the security of a neurosurgery practice in the Midwest to experience the blood, guts, and gore of brain surgery at a forward marine hospital during the Vietnam War. In Blood on China Beach, Pitlyk, a neurosurgeon from the Mayo Clinic, shares the story of how he learned his craft in a rudimentary hospital in Vietnam, twelve thousand miles from home. This memoir picks up where most Vietnam battlefield memoirs leave off when the choppers deliver the dead and gravely wounded to the field hospitals and the dedicated doctors and medical staff struggle under primitive and unsterile conditions to preserve life. In this environment, Pitlyk was charged with carrying out emergency neurosurgery on those soldiers sustaining head injuries. He details both the emotional and professional factors that played a role in his service and provides a unique perspective to the Vietnam War. Insightful and historically significant, Blood on China Beach shows Pitlyk's reverence for life and his admiration for the bravery of the marines he operated on, even as he questioned his own ability to make a difference. This memoir shows Paul's evolution from child to man and from neophyte to surgeon., More than once during his yearlong duty, thirty-two-year-old Dr. James J. Paul wondered what had possessed him to leave the security of a neurosurgery practice in the Midwest to experience the blood, guts, and gore of brain surgery at a forward marine hospital during the Vietnam War. In Blood on China Beach, Paul, a neurosurgeon from the Mayo Clinic, shares the story of how he learned his craft in a rudimentary hospital in Vietnam, twelve thousand miles from home. This memoir picks up where most Vietnam battlefield memoirs leave off-when the choppers deliver the dead and gravely wounded to the field hospitals and the dedicated doctors and medical staff struggle under primitive and unsterile conditions to preserve life. In this environment, Paul was charged with carrying out emergency neurosurgery on those soldiers sustaining head injuries. He details both the emotional and professional factors that played a role in his service and provides a unique perspective to the Vietnam War. Insightful and historically significant, Blood on China Beach shows Paul's reverence for life and his admiration for the bravery of the marines he operated on, even as he questioned his own ability to make a difference. This memoir shows Paul's evolution from child to man and from neophyte to surgeon.
LC Classification Number
DS559.44.P55 2012

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