Product Description

Their job is to put themselves in the heart of danger – to run into battle to rescue the wounded and to risk their own lives to try and save the dying. Doctors, nurses, medics and stretcher bearers go where the bullets are thickest, through bomb alleys and mine fields, ducking mortars and rockets, wherever someone is hit and the shout goes up – ‘Medic! We need a medic over here!’ War at its rawest is their domain, an ugly place of shattered bodies, severed limbs, broken heads and death. This is the story of those brave men – and, increasingly in this day and age, women – who go to war armed with bandages not bombs, scalpels not swords, and put saving life above taking life. Many have died in the process, the ultimate sacrifice for others. But wherever the cry of ‘Medic!’ is heard, it will be answered. From the beaches of Dunkirk to the desert towns of Afghanistan, there can be no nobler cause.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #582 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-29
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

Review
Awe-inspiring stories, breathtaking valour, astonishingly heroic actions - gripping and extraordinary (Daily Mail )

About the Author
John Nichol is a former RAF flight lieutenant whose Tornado bomber was shot down on a mission over Iraq during the first Gulf War. He was captured and made a prisoner of war. Tony Rennell is a writer for the Daily Mail and a former deputy editor of the Sunday Times. Their previous books include The Last Escape, Tail-End Charlies and Home Run.

Customer Reviews

Should be read by everyone
It is hard to find words to express my feelings about this book, but I will try... It is magnificent, a tour de force. Everybody should read it, it doesn't matter whether you are pro or anti war, the bravery shown by the people in this book should be an example to us all. It is a very intense read, incredibly moving, to the extent that I actually had to put it down a few times to get my emotions under control. God bless these brave men and women.

Medic - by a Medic
As an ex RAMC medic in the Korean Campaign I was first in the queue to get this book. If you like blood and thunder this is it! In all its gory details it portrays the role of medic support groups on the battlefield. Disappointingly there is no mention of their actions in Korea but the book's still worth a read