Frontline Surgeon

New Zealand medical pioneer Douglas Jolly

Mark Derby

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Massey University Press
11 July 2024

Biography: general; Accident & emergency medicine

Central Otago-born Doug Jolly was one of the greatest war surgeons of the twentieth century. Tireless, dedicated and courageous, he was one of the most gifted Republican Army surgeons in the Spanish Civil War and his surgical manual based on his battlefield experiences close to the frontline was widely used in later wars. Frontline Surgeon traces Jolly's remarkable career from medical training in 1920s New Zealand to medical director of Britain's largest hospital for amputees, and restores him to the ranks of pioneers of modern medicine.

By: Mark Derby
Imprint: Massey University Press
Country of Publication: New Zealand
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781991016836
ISBN 10: 1991016832
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 11 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

List of Illustrations vii Author’s Note ix 1. The Center of Gravity of the World 1 2. The Storekeeper’s Son 10 3. Attributes Every Battle Surgeon Should Possess 20 4. Christian Left 30 5. Bread, Peace, and Liberty 44 6. Nine Months of Winter 59 7. A River of Blood 70 8. Urgent Need of Salvation 85 9. He Does Honor to His Name 101 10. The Safest Place in Spain 118 11. Changing the Front and the Weapons 138 12. The System, Not the Surgeon 152 13. The Tobruk Plaster 165 14. Merry Hell 178 15. Phantom Pain 194 16. Light in the Darkness 207 17. Saving from Submersion 220 Acknowledgments 229 Appendix: “Surgical Curiosities in Two Wars” 231 Notes 239 Bibliography 265 Index 277

Mark Derby is a New Zealand writer and historian whose work has also been published in Britain, Spain and the US. His previous publications include Ragnar Redbeard: The Antipodean Origins of Radical Fabulist Arthur Desmond (Steele Roberts, 2017), Petals and Bullets: Dorothy Morris: New Zealand Nurse in the Spanish Civil War (Sussex Academic Press/Potton & Burton, 2015), White-collar Radical: Dan Long and the Rise of the White-collar Unions (Craig Potton Publishing, 2013), The Prophet and the Policeman: The Story of Rua Kenana and John Cullen (Craig Potton Publishing, 2009), Kiwi Compañeros: New Zealand and the Spanish Civil War (Canterbury University Press, 2009; Spanish-language edition published 2011 in association with the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain). He has been jailed but never imprisoned, and lives on Wellington’s south coast with three generations of his family.

Reviews for Frontline Surgeon: New Zealand medical pioneer Douglas Jolly

‘Derby’s scholarship is excellent, informed by access to private and public archives, as well as extensive interviews, sources and bibliography. These leave no doubt about Jolly’s place among New Zealand’s most distinguished expatriates.’ — Nevil Gibson, New Zealand Listener ‘This long overdue portrait will fascinate anyone interested in emergency medical care, the Spanish Civil War or WWII military history.’ — Jenny Nicholls, Waiheke Weekender ‘Superbly researched and compellingly readable.’ — Professor Emeritus Sir Paul Preston