Doctor For Friend and Foe: Britain's Frontline Medic in the Fight for the Falklands - Softcover

Jolly, Rick

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9781844861545: Doctor For Friend and Foe: Britain's Frontline Medic in the Fight for the Falklands

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ISBN 10: 1844861546 ISBN 13: 9781844861545

Publisher: Conway, 2012

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Rick Jolly was the Senior Medical Officer in the Falklands, setting up and running the field hospital at Ajax Bay. Rick's diary of the campaign is a fast-paced and gripping account that covers the entire conflict. Incredible stories abound as Rick, a trained commando, saves lives--and risks his own--on a daily basis. Revised and fully updated, this book is a unique firsthand narrative of a conflict that inspired heroism but continues to provoke fierce debate.

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About the Author:

Rick Jolly is a former RM doctor. His first book told the story of the medical base at Ajax Bay in the Falkland Islands, which he commanded throughout the 1982 campaign. A legendary figure in the Navy, “Doc” Jolly remains the only serviceman to be decorated by both sides: he received an OBE from the Queen and the Oficial Orden de Mayo from the Argentine Government. Rick is also the founding chairman of the South Atlantic Medal Association for Falklands veterans.

Review:

Jolly manages to convey so much within a relatively small number of pages, the pace of all 74 days of the conflict immediately apparent. The highs written with dark humour ... The lows are written with a moving sensitivity. I will definitely be reading this one through again very soon. * Rear Party Forum * This is a book for anyone interested in military medicine and psychology, anyone who just wants a fine testament to human endurance, leadership and stoicism in difficult and highly emotional circumstances, but perhaps most of all for veterans of the conflict who had little idea at the time of the miracles being worked on their colleagues as the battles raged around them. Personally, I found it absolutely compelling reading, filling another major jigsaw piece into the complex picture of those few short but bloody weeks in 1982. Highly recommended. * Flagship, the magazine for Seafarers UK *

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