War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line

For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993 to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo…

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