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Item specifics
- Condition
- Artist
- Hnida, Dr. Dave Dave
- ISBN
- 9781416599586
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416599584
ISBN-13
9781416599586
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92340043
Product Key Features
Book Title
Paradise General : Riding the Surge at a Combat Hospital in Iraq
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Revolutionary, Military / General, Military / Iraq War (2003-2011), General, Medical
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Unforgettable . . . In another era, Homer would be telling this tale. Dr. Hnida's tale of sacrifice and hope is a crucial, firsthand chronicle of our time and likely to become a classic of war literature." -Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, "Page-turning . . . a sobering account of combat injuries and the courageous medical corps who work against the odds to treat them." --Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal, "I opened the book expecting to find a standard true-grit military memoir, but Hnida grabbed me by the throat on the first ?page.Paradise Generalis an honest and unflinching view of day to day life in a combat support hospital. What sets it apart from other accounts is the intimate look at the complicated motivations that drive a hometown doctor to answer the call to serve his country. Hnida bears witness to the carnage and trauma of war with humor, dignity, compassion and self-deprecation. As someone who has seen firsthand the devastation of these roadside bombs on families, I was brought inside the operating room and left with a greater respect for those who leave behind the comforts of home to serve." —Lee Woodruff, co-author ofIn An Instant, "Wonderfully moving and frequently very funny . . . a perfect guide through the confounding, terrifying, and strangely exhilarating world inhabited by the U.S. military in Iraq." --Greg Jaffe, military correspondent, The Washington Post, Page-turning . . . a sobering account of combat injuries and the courageous medical corps who work against the odds to treat them. Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal, "Paradise General'will inspire, shock, and entertain you. Dr. Hnida brings a combat emergency room to life, from the infrequent quiet moments, leavened with wit, humor, and reflection, to the chaos of a midnight helicopter-borne cargo of mangled limbs. You can't help but be awed by the courage of Dr. Hnida and his fellow physicians as they work tirelessly to save the lives of countless patients, both friend and foe, without the right equipment, sleep, or complaint." —Craig M. Mullaney, author of the?New York Times'bestseller?The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education, "In another era, Homer would be telling this tale. Why would a 48-year-old physician leave his family and a lovely Colorado town to crawl for his life through the bloody sands of Iraqi battlefields? Why would he stay, when terrorists were offering a bounty for the chance to cut off his head? Because, as we learn in Dr. David Hnida's unforgettable story, heroism can be another word for heartache. His tale of sacrifice and hope is a crucial, firsthand chronicle of our time and likely to become a classic of war literature."?—Christopher McDougall, author of?Born to Run, Unforgettable . . . In another era, Homer would be telling this tale. Dr. Hnidas tale of sacrifice and hope is a crucial, firsthand chronicle of our time and likely to become a classic of war literature. Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, Hnida grabbed me by the throat on the first page. What sets it apart from other accounts is the intimate look at the complicated motivations that drive a hometown doctor to answer the call to serve his country. Lee Woodruff, co-author of In An Instant, "Hnida grabbed me by the throat on the first page. What sets it apart from other accounts is the intimate look at the complicated motivations that drive a hometown doctor to answer the call to serve his country." --Lee Woodruff, co-author of In An Instant, "Wonderfully moving and frequently very funny . . . a perfect guide through the confounding, terrifying, and strangely exhilarating world inhabited by the U.S. military in Iraq." -Greg Jaffe, military correspondent, The Washington Post, "Hnida grabbed me by the throat on the first page. What sets it apart from other accounts is the intimate look at the complicated motivations that drive a hometown doctor to answer the call to serve his country." -Lee Woodruff, co-author of In An Instant, "Page-turning . . . a sobering account of combat injuries and the courageous medical corps who work against the odds to treat them." --Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal, Unforgettable . . . In another era, Homer would be telling this tale. Dr. Hnida's tale of sacrifice and hope is a crucial, firsthand chronicle of our time and likely to become a classic of war literature. -Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, "Page-turning . . . a sobering account of combat injuries and the courageous medical corps who work against the odds to treat them." -Laura Landro, The Wall Street Journal, "Unforgettable . . . In another era, Homer would be telling this tale. Dr. Hnida's tale of sacrifice and hope is a crucial, firsthand chronicle of our time and likely to become a classic of war literature." --Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run, Wonderfully moving and frequently very funny . . . a perfect guide through the confounding, terrifying, and strangely exhilarating world inhabited by the U.S. military in Iraq. Greg Jaffe, military correspondent, The Washington Post, "Dave Hnida has written a wonderfully moving and frequently very funny book about his tour in a combat hospital in Iraq. When Hnida and his fellow doctors and nurses lose a soldier you grieve with them. You celebrate their victories over self-doubt and a sometimes cold Army bureaucracy. But what makes the book special is Hnida's perspective as a citizen-soldier who left behind a family and comfortable medical practice in Colorado for a war zone. Hnida's background as a suburban dad and doctor makes him a perfect guide through the confounding, terrifying, and strangely exhilarating world inhabited by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan." —Greg Jaffe, co-author ofThe Fourth Starand military correspondent forThe Washington Post
Synopsis
IN 2004, AT THE AGE OF FORTY-EIGHT, DR. DAVE HNIDA, a family physician from Littleton, Colorado, volunteered to be deployed to Iraq and spent a tour of duty as a battalion surgeon with a combat unit. In 2007, he went back--this time as a trauma chief at one of the busiest Combat Support Hospitals (CSH) during the Surge. In an environment that was nothing less than a modern-day M*A*S*H, the doctors' main objective was simple: Get 'em in, get 'em out. The only CSH staffed by reservists-- who tended to be older, more-experienced doctors disdainful of authority--the 399th soon became a medevac destination of choice because of its high survival rate, an astounding 98 percent. This was fast-food medicine at its best: working in a series of tents connected to the occasional run-down building, Dr. Hnida and his fellow doctors raced to keep the wounded alive until they could be airlifted out of Iraq for more extensive repairs. Here the Hippocratic Oath superseded that of the pledge to Uncle Sam; if you got the red-carpet helicopter ride, his team took care of you, no questions asked. On one stretcher there might be a critically injured American soldier while three feet away lay the insurgent, shot in the head, who planted the IED that inflicted those wounds. But there was levity amid the chaos. On call round-the-clock with an unrelenting caseload, the doctors' prescription for sanity included jokes, pranks, and misbehavior. Dr. Hnida's deployment was filled with colorful characters and gifted surgeons, a diverse group who became trusted friends as together they dealt with the psychological toll of seeing the casualties of war firsthand. In a conflict with no easy answers and even less good news, Paradise General gives us something that we can all believe in--the story of an ordinary citizen turned volunteer soldier trying to make a difference. With honesty and candor, and an off-the-wall, self-deprecating humor that sustained him and his battle buddies through their darkest hours, Dr. Hnida delivers a devastating and inspiring account of his CSH tour and an unparalleled look at medical care during an unscripted war., This "wonderfully moving and frequently very funny...guide through the confounding, terrifying, and strangely exhilarating world inhabited by the U.S. military in Iraq" ( The Washington Post) is "a true-life M*A*S*H tale of doctors, wars, and field hospitals" ( The Denver Post ). At the age of fifty-one, Dr. Dave Hnida volunteered as a trauma chief at one of the busiest Combat Support Hospitals in Iraq during the Surge. The 399th CSH practiced fast-food medicine at its best: working in a series of tents connected to the occasional run-down building, Dr. Hnida and his fellow doctors raced to keep the wounded alive until they could be airlifted out of Iraq and achieved an astounding survival rate of 98 percent. His deployment was filled with colorful characters and gifted surgeons, a diverse group who soon became trusted friends as together they dealt with the psychological toll of seeing the casualties of war firsthand. On call round-the-clock, the doctors had a prescription for sanity that included jokes, pranks, and misbehavior. Told with humility and candor, and the goofy humor that sustained him and his battle buddies through their darkest hours, Paradise General is an unparalleled look at wartime medical care--and the inspiring story of an ordinary citizen turned volunteer soldier trying to make a difference.
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- c***c (2007)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI’m a sports fan so when I looked through the Seller’s site it was easy to find three sports books I wanted to read. I’ve purchased from this Seller before; their prices are very affordable. I received the book pictured and described. All the books I purchased were mailed in a protective plastic envelope arriving safe and in good shape. Another fun transaction for this satisfied customer.