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In 2007 and 2008, the U.S. Army sought to censor the book and to keep it out of civilian hands, because it contains gruesome photos of war wound which might be used for political purposes. <ref name=NYTIMES>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/health/05surg.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin#] McNeil, Donald G, Jr, "To Heal the Wounded," [[The New York Times]], August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.</ref> The editors are Shawn Christian Nessen, Dave Edmond Lounsbury and Stephen P. Hetz. The "producer" of the book is [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]]'s [[Borden Institute]]. By August 2008, it had reached the number 67 position among bestselling books and was the top selling book on surgery at Amazon.com.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/War-Surgery-Afghanistan-Iraq-2003-2007/dp/0981822800/ref=pd_ts_b_79?ie=UTF8&s=books Amazon.com sales rank, August 5, 2008</ref> |
In 2007 and 2008, the U.S. Army sought to censor the book and to keep it out of civilian hands, because it contains gruesome photos of war wound which might be used for political purposes. <ref name=NYTIMES>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/health/05surg.html?_r=1&8dpc&oref=slogin#] McNeil, Donald G, Jr, "To Heal the Wounded," [[The New York Times]], August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.</ref> The editors are Shawn Christian Nessen, Dave Edmond Lounsbury and Stephen P. Hetz. The "producer" of the book is [[Walter Reed Army Medical Center]]'s [[Borden Institute]]. By August 2008, it had reached the number 67 position among bestselling books and was the top selling book on surgery at Amazon.com.<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/War-Surgery-Afghanistan-Iraq-2003-2007/dp/0981822800/ref=pd_ts_b_79?ie=UTF8&s=books Amazon.com sales rank, August 5, 2008</ref> |
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Stephen Hetz stated that he always felt that the book would ultimately not be suppressed. “There was never any doubt in my mind that the Army would publish this,” he said. “It was just a matter of getting around the nitwits.”<ref>McNeill, "To Heal The Wounded"</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:38, 6 August 2008
"War Surgery in Afghanistan and Iraq: A Series of Cases, 2003-2007," ISBN-10: 0981822800, is a medical textbook published in July, 2008 by the United States Army, with a foreword by reporter Bob Woodruff, who was severely injured in the Iraq War in 2006. It has 83 case descriptions, focussing on new methods of treating blast trauma and penetrating wounds. It includes graphic and controversial photographs of traumatic battle injuries to US military members and civilians.
Publishing and attempted censorship
In 2007 and 2008, the U.S. Army sought to censor the book and to keep it out of civilian hands, because it contains gruesome photos of war wound which might be used for political purposes. [1] The editors are Shawn Christian Nessen, Dave Edmond Lounsbury and Stephen P. Hetz. The "producer" of the book is Walter Reed Army Medical Center's Borden Institute. By August 2008, it had reached the number 67 position among bestselling books and was the top selling book on surgery at Amazon.com.[2]
Stephen Hetz stated that he always felt that the book would ultimately not be suppressed. “There was never any doubt in my mind that the Army would publish this,” he said. “It was just a matter of getting around the nitwits.”[3]
References
- ^ [1] McNeil, Donald G, Jr, "To Heal the Wounded," The New York Times, August 5, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
- ^ [http://www.amazon.com/War-Surgery-Afghanistan-Iraq-2003-2007/dp/0981822800/ref=pd_ts_b_79?ie=UTF8&s=books Amazon.com sales rank, August 5, 2008
- ^ McNeill, "To Heal The Wounded"