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gwa2012's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fine book detailing our Marines’ and Sailors’ heroism during the second battle of Fallujah.
While the author’s phrasing gives me pause (he does not use the phrases or terminology that I would expect from a former Marine officer and current sailor), the book gave me a new perspective and respect for our navy medical personnel.
While the author’s phrasing gives me pause (he does not use the phrases or terminology that I would expect from a former Marine officer and current sailor), the book gave me a new perspective and respect for our navy medical personnel.
lindaruns's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
xxstefaniereadsxx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
This book is about the experience of Richard Jadick during some intense fighting in Fallujah. I have only read one other book written by a medic, but that was from World War II. This book was very personal to me, because I had friends that were in Fallujah, not at this particular time, and I know they had some rough experiences. It was very interesting to see how combat medicine had improved and advanced compared to the WWII medic's account. I cannot imagine having to treat people I cared for with wounds like this. This was a very moving book.
boleary30's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome book about a doctor on the front lines in Iraq, powerful stuff
discoveringpeace's review against another edition
2.0
Couldn’t wait to put this one down and finally gave in. Slim on emotion and medicine, heavy on bravado and self-accolades. I caved 3/4ths into the book and just couldn’t press on.
crystalbreezy's review against another edition
1.0
Wow. What a missed opportunity this book was. This book by title and description you would think would be a minimum of 60% battlefield medic experience in Iraq. I would hope for even more than that to be focused on the war experience… but what you get here is 10-15% of the book spent on actually treating people, and the job he performed etc and the rest is NONSENSE. I am trying to be kind here, but what a god damn let down. No one cares about every single detail of how every single army and navy group/battalion/regime operates. No one cares about how you let people come and destroy your toilets multiple times. No one wants to hear about how you heard people jacking off while the group is sleeping in the same room together. Just whyyyyy. I’m giving it 1 star although I thoroughly do not recommend this book simply for the minuscule amount of ‘Iraq war doctor’ content that was actually in the book.
emiged's review against another edition
3.0
Once again I am incredibly grateful for the men and women who serve in the armed forces and risk their lives in situations unfathomable to the rest of us. Cdr. Jadick's story was extraordinary in the sense that he volunteered for a job most would have done anything to escape. His "out of the box" thinking resulted in the Forward Aid Station, bringing higher level medical care into the middle of the battlefield in order to save more wounded soldiers.
He makes strong arguments for utilizing Forward Aid Stations, even though it puts a "valuable asset" like a doctor at higher risk. He also argues that many medical officers are great on the medicine side, but may be lacking on the military side. To meet this need, he advocates changing the way Navy physicians are recruited, by including those already enlisted in the military who may just need some encouragement and incentives. Throughout the book he talked about what he did to make himself a part of the larger team, getting to know the Marines and the Sailors that he'd be working with and stepping outside the traditional role of a medical officer whenever it would improve communication, increase morale, or show the others that he was "one of them."
For more book reviews, visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.
He makes strong arguments for utilizing Forward Aid Stations, even though it puts a "valuable asset" like a doctor at higher risk. He also argues that many medical officers are great on the medicine side, but may be lacking on the military side. To meet this need, he advocates changing the way Navy physicians are recruited, by including those already enlisted in the military who may just need some encouragement and incentives. Throughout the book he talked about what he did to make himself a part of the larger team, getting to know the Marines and the Sailors that he'd be working with and stepping outside the traditional role of a medical officer whenever it would improve communication, increase morale, or show the others that he was "one of them."
For more book reviews, visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.
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