Surgeon at War: The Second World War Seen from Operating Tables Behind the Front Line

by Stanley Aylett

From the first week of war to its end, Stanley Aylett offers an extraordinary account of saving life amidst the carnage. His passionate memoir also tells the adventures of a young man, travelling through Europe and North Africa and discovering the world in exceptional times. From a letter home dated 8 June 1942, sent from No. 2 Mobile Surgical Team in Tobruk, Libya, before the Eighth Army's retreat back into Egypt: 'Christ! What a week - once again...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1784181242
• ISBN13: 9781784181246
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Metro Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"