The Buzzard's Tale : A Ship's Doctor in World War II Volume 1

Printed in 14 point Large Print. The war with Japan was raging when his troop ship, which he calls The Buzzard, was ordered from the Atlantic to the Pacific. During an extremely risky ocean rescue, he put his own life in jeopardy to save the life of a seriously injured seaman. Then he almost died at sea from a bout with pneumonia, while he was the only doctor within 1500 miles. Glenn's book is filled with fascinating drama, love affairs, and humor. "You should have been a writer," commented friends, after reading Volume I. Threatened by enemy submarines and icebergs, working around the clock to save the wounded, battling epidemics, and performing surgery on a storm-tossed sea, he also had to oversee a unit of "85 female companions for foreign troops."