The scalpel, the sword : the story of Dr. Norman Bethune /

Allan, Ted

The scalpel, the sword : the story of Dr. Norman Bethune / by Ted Allan and Sydney Gordon. - 1st edition - Boston : Little, Brown and Comapny, 1952. - xiv, 336 pages ; 22 cm.

Preface by Madame Sun Yat-sen.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index.

Part one: Death and birth -- Part two: The enemy — tuberculosis -- Part three: The enemy — fascism -- Part four: The enemy — those who make the wounds.

"Dr. Norman Bethune, the subject of this comprehensive biography, has been described by the authors as a man who 'lived on many levels, had many careers, was involved with many people, and became a stormy petrel of some of the decisive happenings of our era. Though he first won international fame as a thoracic surgeon, he was also, in varying degrees a painter, poet, soldier, critic, teacher, lecturer, inventor, medical writer and theorist.'" -- From the dust jacket.

52005015


Bethune, Norman.

R 464.B4 / A6 1952

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