false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173800152m/329297.jpg 329297 3 <div>The Dressing Station is a searing portrait of devastation on the battlefield that "illuminates the consequences of war and the ambiguities of relief work at a time when these issues couldn't matter more." (Caroline Fraser, Outside) From treating the casualties of apartheid in Cape Town to operating on Kurdish guerrillas in northern Iraq at the end of the Gulf War, Jonathan Kaplan has saved (and lost) lives in the remotest corners of the world in the most extreme conditions. He has been a hospital surgeon, a ship's physician, an air-ambulance doctor, and a trauma surgeon. He has worked in locations as diverse as England, Burma, Eritrea, the Amazon, Mozambique, and the United States. In this story of unforgettable adventure and tragedy, Dr. Kaplan explores the great challenge of his career -- to maintain his humanity even when that option does not seem possible. The Dressing Station is a haunting and elucidating look into the nature of human violence, the shattering contradictions of war, and the complicated role of medicine in this modern world. "A unique mix of biography and reportage, both personal and clinical," it is "a rare insight into the mind of a surgeon." -- Sue Cullinan, Time "Eloquent ... Beautifully written ... Provides a startling glimpse of battlefield surgery in those conflicts that CNN does not cover." -- Abraham Verghese, The New York Times Book Review "Kaplan ... has a keen sense of the smaller moments that leaven the agonies of daily life." -- Julian B. Orenstein, The Washington Post</div> 319899 2002 The Dressing Station: A Surgeon's Chronicle of War and Medicine total:47|5:12|4:22|3:13|2:0|1:0| 47 187 63 8 5 5 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 19:57:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 20:58:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Aug 04 07:39:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:14:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Apr 05 09:03:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 09:40:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 12:40:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 12:55:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 10:53:43 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 09:05:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 17:05:51 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 13:20:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Apr 11 15:10:33 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 15:11:58 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Oct 06 11:03:04 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 18:16:18 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 08:59:09 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 08:59:09 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 07:57:10 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 07:57:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 14:03:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 14:03:46 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Oct 12 10:12:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 10:12:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 17:46:50 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 17:46:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 11:26:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 11:26:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 12 12:10:22 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 12:10:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 21 21:14:29 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 21:18:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Aug 12 01:54:39 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 03:49:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 09:49:58 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 09:49:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jul 18 21:24:35 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 21:24:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 06:08:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 06:08:07 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=329297