Battlefield Doc: Memoirs of a Korean War Combat Medic, by William J. Anderson
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War is hell! Bullets flying, explosions turning night into day, the enemy charging in overwhelming waves. When soldiers are wounded in battle their first cries are for “Doc,” the Army medics or Navy corpsmen first responders trained to handle almost anything but surgery. William “Doc” Anderson was a medic on the front lines during the Korean War. What was it like saving and losing lives, and how was it for the soldier on the ground battling not only a relentless enemy but blazing hot summers, below-zero winters, and monsoon rain and mud. Doc writes not about history or politics or strategy, but about real experiences, the humanity and inhumanity of war, what combat veterans wish they could forget and what everyone else should know and remember. North Korea’s continuing threats remind us that “The Forgotten War” has never really ended.
Battlefield Doc: Memoirs of a Korean War Combat Medic, by William J. Anderson- Amazon Sales Rank: #975220 in Books
- Published on: 2015-10-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .55" w x 6.00" l, .71 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Honest, bloody, heartbreaking : I highly recommend this memoir By Mary K, Public Librarian William Anderson's memoir of his years as a Korean War medic place the reader alongside him in dozens of intense, achingly horrible battles and special missions. I had to keep reminding myself that he was only 21 (!) when he went there, and 24 when he went home. The troopers he patched up -- and those who died in his arms, begging him to give messages to loved ones back home -- were a mere 17 or 18 years old. He immediately had to learn not to get too close to the others, or he'd be unable to keep a clear, calm head while they were bleeding and in agony.This book was drawn up from many pages of notes Anderson kept while in Korea. The pace is very fast, but it is very readable and clear. Short chapters allow the exhausted reader a reprieve from incessant mortar poundings, BAR, 'burp', and machine gun fire, grenades, smoke, napalm and sheer misery. This volume isn't for the faint of heart: the reader is embedded in the front lines with wildly brave men who sometimes fought nonstop for 48 hours to gain a few hundred yards of "hill". (Every mountain they bled for, the Army called a "hill".)The North Koreans and Chinese Communists paid no heed to Geneva conference -- their snipers regularly killed medics whose uniforms bore the Red Cross.After reading this, I have a far better understanding (as much as a civilian could have, that is) of the horrors of war, and of this war in particular. PTSD would be a lifelong burden for these troopers. It a humbling, moving, sobering book. I'm so glad I read it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. words like "courage", "suffering" By Carol B. Through Doc's memoir I have gotten a down to earth, visceral feel for the monumental challenges he and his comrades faced day in and day out under agonizing conditions, the sacrifices they made, and the courage continuously demonstrated. In the process of reading this most compelling account of war, Doc became my hero and friend from afar - simply from the sheer force of his all encompassing humanity, the devotion to his fellow soldiers, and dedication to the job that had to be done. Until people are told these stories in graphic detail, words like "courage", "suffering", and "sacrifice", fall short in conveying the totality of the war experience.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Learn of True War By p47dude To many Americans today, the awfulness of true war is insulated from their psyche by the media. What they believe of war is bred by the powerful entertainment industry as well. For instance, when an actor is hit by a bullet, he/she is propelled back five feet by the impact. That's Hollywood. In real life, you just crumple.This book is written from a diary kept by a combat medic. He wrote his notes with bloodstained fingers in -50F winters with 55 mph bone-chilling wind gusts or 100F summer days - while tending to young Americans dying in a godforsaken place. He describes the horrific carnage and scenes clearly... down to being unable to stick a needle into a wounded soldier's flesh as it was frozen. He painfully regurgitates those moments when a boyish looking soldier dies in his arms, feeling great remorse he was unable to save him.He properly describes his comrades as heroes. You are made keenly aware that true war is being enveloped by death all around you. He expresses well that a soldier's own death looms closer the longer he remains on the front lines... and that a combat medic is the true hero.
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