Sunday, December 3, 2017

The Journey to Becoming a Doctor-Soldier

Lately I've been interested in reading the experiences of doctors. They seem to me to be, generally, a very focused and persistent lot. That's what led me to pick up Crossings: A Doctor-Soldier's Story by John Kerstetter.

It's an engrossing and personal tale of how the author came from an impoverished background on an Indian reservation to become a successful businessman and then take the chance to pursue medicine later in life. When emergency medicine wasn't quite thrilling enough, he decides to join the military. I totally enjoyed reading about the author's determination, thought processes, and the chance to see war through the eyes of someone trained both to heal and to kill.

I received a free copy from Blogging for Books, but am always honest.