Mark Derby focuses on Douglas Jolly’s wartime surgical work in Spain, tracing his career after the Spanish Civil War through his distinguished service in World War II and into his civilian life as medical director of Britain’s largest hospital for amputees.
Mark Derby focuses on Douglas Jolly’s wartime surgical work in Spain, tracing his career after the Spanish Civil War through his distinguished service in World War II and into his civilian life as medical director of Britain’s largest hospital for amputees.
Mark Derby is an Aotearoa–New Zealand historian and writer whose work has also been published in Britain, Spain, and the United States. His books include Kiwi Compañeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War; Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris—New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War; and Rock College: An Unofficial History of Mount Eden Prison. He lives on Wellington’s south coast with three generations of his family.
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List of Illustrations Author’s Note 1. The Center of Gravity of the World 2. The Storekeeper’s Son 3. Attributes Every Battle Surgeon Should Possess 4. Christian Left 5. Bread, Peace, and Liberty 6. Nine Months of Winter 7. A River of Blood 8. Urgent Need of Salvation 9. He Does Honor to His Name 10. The Safest Place in Spain 11. Changing the Front and the Weapons 12. The System, Not the Surgeon 13. The Tobruk Plaster 14. Merry Hell 15. Phantom Pain 16. Light in the Darkness 17. Saving from Submersion Acknowledgments Appendix: “Surgical Curiosities in Two Wars” Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Author’s Note 1. The Center of Gravity of the World 2. The Storekeeper’s Son 3. Attributes Every Battle Surgeon Should Possess 4. Christian Left 5. Bread, Peace, and Liberty 6. Nine Months of Winter 7. A River of Blood 8. Urgent Need of Salvation 9. He Does Honor to His Name 10. The Safest Place in Spain 11. Changing the Front and the Weapons 12. The System, Not the Surgeon 13. The Tobruk Plaster 14. Merry Hell 15. Phantom Pain 16. Light in the Darkness 17. Saving from Submersion Acknowledgments Appendix: “Surgical Curiosities in Two Wars” Notes Bibliography Index
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