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Had a very nice meeting today with one of the authors of this text. He ran everything through the appropriate channels (OPSEC) and the Army's Surgeon General always supported this book getting done. In fact, the military was very supportive of this project and in fact the NY Times article might be considered one opinion of what really happened. It sounds as if he has authored this text for all of us as a medical / surgical moment in time, a snapshot of war not only for these two current campaigns but as a reference for future wars the world over as to what to expect and find and how to do it. It is a detailed text on case-based scenarios.
I feel it will be one of the most important textbooks for trauma and acute care surgeons especially if they enter the US military service or go on humanitarian missions with groups like MSF (Doctors without Borders) in worn-torn countries. Personally, I highly recommend it. It has wonderful details and colored images. It will not disappoint. It is on back order as additional copies are being printed. I will make this text part of the required reading for our Trauma and Acute Surgery Fellowship in Phoenix, AZ.
incidentally, we had a long talk and a detailed conversation about issues facing military medicine in these campaigns. Fascinating and proud to have spent the last 45 minutes talking to a this very humble surgeon.
Dutch
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