Brothers Beyond Blood; A Battalion Surgeon in the South Pacific
Austin, TX: Diamond Books, c1989. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing. Hardcover. 24 cm. xvi, [2], 274, [2] pages. Frontis illustration. Illustrations. Photographs. Index. Address stamps inside front board. Small tears/chips to DJ edges. Inscribed by the author. Born in Chicago, Ill., in 1917, George Sharpe attended Cornell College and the University of Illinois Medical School. He remained a proud and involved alumnus of each institution throughout his life. Dr. Sharpe served as a battalion surgeon in World War II, a major life-shaping experience. He served with great distinction, earning four bronze stars. After returning home to establish a medical practice in Kensington, Md., where he practiced for more than 25 years. He was also on the faculty of the George Washington University School of Medicine. He served on the President’s Commission on Nursing Home Administration. He took positions with the federal government, first at the Bureau of Standards and later at the Food and Drug Administration. He served on the medical-school faculty of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, where he taught physical diagnosis. In 1989 he published a book, Brothers Beyond Blood, based on letters he had sent home while overseas that captured his experience in World War II. This narrative is based on letters written home daily from the battlefields of New Guinea and Luzon, Philippine Islands from early 1944 to the last shot in August 1945. It will appeal to historians, veterans of all wars and their families. Many will find it especially interesting in understanding war's effect on the individual. "The harsh reality of war depicted unflinchingly by a battalion surgeon who saw it all. The exotic diseases, the stress of men wounded and dying under terrible battle conditions, the pain of familial separations and combat friendships are explored. Dr. Sharpe has written one of the most candid and open accounts of war experience that I have ever read in his impressive memoir." Digby Diehl in PRODIGY ". "Accurate to the smallest detail of tedium, panic, and heroism of frontline battle, the author has given us a useful, instructive and unforgettable story of a doctor at war." Robert T. Joy, M.D., COL., M.C. RET. Condition: Very good / Good.
Keywords: WWII, Military Medicine, POW's, Philippines, U.S. Army, 6th Infantry Division, Shimbu Line, Prisoners of War, James Jolivette, John Keim, Jerry Solomon, Frank Weinell
ISBN: 0890156891
[Book #45434]
Price: $55.00