Ted Allan

The Scalpel, the Sword

The Story of Doctor Norman Bethune

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Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it. Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield injuries and pioneered the use of blood transfusions to save lives, which made him a legend first in Spain during the civil war and later in China when he served with the ar… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Gordon, Sydney

ISBN: 978-1-77070-610-1
EAN: 9781770706101
Produktnummer: 20460900
Verlag: Dundurn
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 368 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 738 KB
Reihenbandnummer: 13

Über den Autor

Ted Allan (1916-1995) was a playwright, actor, screenwriter, novelist, and biographer. A dedicated Young Communist, Allan's works include This Time a Better Earth (1939) and Love Is a Long Shot (1984), which won the Stephen Leacock Award. The Scalpel, the Sword: The Story of Doctor Norman Bethune (1952) is his best-known work.