The Healing Knife: A Surgeon's Destiny

London: Faber and Faber, 1938. First Edition. 309, boards scuffed and stained, board corners worn. When World War I broke out, the author was the third son of a wealthy family, destined for a naval career. By the end of the war, he was a penniless and state-less fugitive from Russia, determined to pursue a career in medicine. Condition: fair to good.

Keywords: WW1, Military Medicine, Surgery, Russian Revolution

[Book #10052]

Price: $56.25

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