Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide by Burkle, Frederick M.
Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide by Burkle, Frederick M.

Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide

After struggling through a challenging childhood afflicted with asthma, overcoming dyslexia, and dealing with an abusive father,...
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Author: Frederick M. Burkle
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Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide by Burkle, Frederick M.

Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide

$60.32
Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide by Burkle, Frederick M.

Water on the Moon: A Physician's Memoir of Service from the Vietnam War to Humanitarian Crises Worldwide

$60.32
Author: Frederick M. Burkle
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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After struggling through a challenging childhood afflicted with asthma, overcoming dyslexia, and dealing with an abusive father, Frederick "Skip" Burkle was determined to become a physician. Despite the odds, he achieved that goal and then entered the Navy as a draftee. His first assignment was deployment to a combat base in South Vietnam close to the DMZ, one of the most violently contested areas in that war-torn country. Besides treating combat casualties, Dr. Burkle provided humanitarian medical care to local civilians, many of whom were suffering from the wounds of war plus living with a host of tropical diseases. That deployment not only introduced him to Vietnamese culture but also to the type of medicine he would continue to practice for the rest of his career.

In this memoir, Burkle shares his story as a pioneer in global disaster medicine. He served in three major wars and multiple country conflicts, and escaped assassination attempts during his position as the Interim Health Minister of Iraq. Burkle's story reveals the challenges of practicing medicine in war-torn areas; he dealt with complex political and power struggles, negotiations, and the poverty-stricken aftermath of conflict. He also shared his skills with health care professionals around the world, earning him a legacy as the "father of disaster medicine."



Author: Frederick M. Burkle
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 11/22/2024
Pages: 298
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781476696645

About the Author
Frederick M. Burkle, Jr.'s, M.D., career spans more than half a century as a physician with qualifications in pediatrics, emergency medicine, psychiatry, public health, and tropical medicine. As a pioneer in the field of global disaster medicine, he has taught and mentored countless health professionals, and is often referred to as the "father of disaster medicine." He has published more than 460 articles, multiple abstracts, 80 book chapters, and authored four books, three on disaster management. He lives in Kailua, Hawaii. Jan K. Herman is the former chief medical historian of the U.S. Navy. He has written and produced documentaries for the Navy, highlighting its medical service during World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam. He has authored more than 50 articles and five books. Now retired, he resides in Takoma Park, Maryland.
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