The Scalpel, The Sword: The Story Of Doctor Norman Bethune
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
The Scalpel, the Sword is the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary and selfless humanitarians — Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon whose revolutionary medical innovations on the battlefields of Spain and China transformed the practice of wartime medicine forever. Ted Allan and Sydney Gordon chronicle Bethune's relentless journey from his comfortable Canadian upbringing, through his passionate embrace of socialist ideals, to the Spanish Civil War where he pioneered the world's first mobile blood transfusion service, and finally to the mountains of Communist China where he gave his life in service to Mao Zedong's Eighth Route Army. Beyond its gripping narrative of one man's extraordinary moral courage, this biography stands as a landmark work of political and humanitarian literature, presenting Bethune not merely as a medical genius, but as a figure whose convictions forced him into perpetual conflict with the comfortable institutions of his time. Allan and Gordon write with urgency and admiration, crafting a portrait that is as much an indictment of complacency as it is a celebration of sacrifice. For anyone who wonders what it truly means to dedicate a life to a cause greater than oneself, Bethune's story will leave an indelible mark.
Author: Ted Allan And Sydney Gordon
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
The Scalpel, the Sword is the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary and selfless humanitarians — Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon whose revolutionary medical innovations on the battlefields of Spain and China transformed the practice of wartime medicine forever. Ted Allan and Sydney Gordon chronicle Bethune's relentless journey from his comfortable Canadian upbringing, through his passionate embrace of socialist ideals, to the Spanish Civil War where he pioneered the world's first mobile blood transfusion service, and finally to the mountains of Communist China where he gave his life in service to Mao Zedong's Eighth Route Army. Beyond its gripping narrative of one man's extraordinary moral courage, this biography stands as a landmark work of political and humanitarian literature, presenting Bethune not merely as a medical genius, but as a figure whose convictions forced him into perpetual conflict with the comfortable institutions of his time. Allan and Gordon write with urgency and admiration, crafting a portrait that is as much an indictment of complacency as it is a celebration of sacrifice. For anyone who wonders what it truly means to dedicate a life to a cause greater than oneself, Bethune's story will leave an indelible mark.