FOB DOC: A Doctor on the Front Lines in Afghanistan: A War Diary - Softcover

Wiss, Ray

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771621060 ISBN 13: 9781771621069

Verlag: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd., 2010

Inhaltsangabe

A compelling and informed observation of the truth of Canada's war, from a dedicated Canadian doctor Unusually for a Canadian Forces physician, Ray Wiss spent virtually his entire tour in the combat area. He was stationed at Forward Operating Bases-"FOBs"-in Kandahar province, the birthplace of the Taliban and the most intense combat zone in Afghanistan. Captain Wiss shares the "terror and boredom" of the front-line soldier's life in this candid personal diary, the first book by a Canadian veteran of the war in Afghanistan. One day he might be treating severe and bloody injuries and coping with the deaths of fellow soldiers, both Afghans and Canadians; another day he might be facing the challenge of going to the latrine in sub-zero weather. FOB Doc is heartbreaking and hilarious, often on the same page. Royalties from FOB Doc will be donated to the Military Families Fund, which was created by former chief of the defence staff General Rick Hillier to assist military families.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1771621060
• ISBN 13: 9781771621069
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 226
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