Sad Joys On Deployment: A surgeon journeys into the confronting world of military surgery in war zones

Greg Bruce is an orthopaedic surgeon who served in the Royal Australian Air Force. Between 1995 and 2008, he was sent overseas on ten military deployments to humanitarian disasters, local conflicts and war zones, including the most attacked US base in Iraq.The restricted medical resources, dangers and harsh living conditions made military surgery very different from civilian practice.There were good experiences and horrible experiences.There were contrasts:Ghastly military wounds. Loss of limbs. Simple sprains and pains.Friendly allied military forces. Hostile enemy forcesLocal civilians, some welcoming, some resentful.Enjoying good accommodation and food. Coping with the bad.Finally there was readjustment and reflection on return home. Are you ever the same again?Greg Bruce was made a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of his military service in 2007.Reviews?a fascinating account of a surgeon's perspective on military conflicts. The exciting challenges and professional achievement, the joys, and the dreadful nature of war and natural disaster-related injuries, the sad, will appeal to a wide range of readers, military and non-military, medical and non-medical, alike.- Wings Magazine Air Force AssociationI gladly rate Sad Joys on Deployment four out of four stars. These are fascinating accounts of a doctor's view of military conflicts. As much as I have read several books with military themes, I had never read a similar work written through the eyes of a doctor. The book is exciting and describes several events, having no apparent flaw. - OnLine Book ClubThis was a very interesting peek into a world not often opened to the reading public. - Modern War Jul-Aug 2021

• | Author: Greg Bruce
• | Publisher: Silverbird Publishing
• | Publication Date: Dec 23, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0957870965
• | ISBN-13: 9780957870963