Besieged : a doctor's story of life and death in Beirut / Chris Giannou

By:

Giannou, Christopher [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Olive Branch Press, 1992Edition: First American editionDescription: xxxi, 254 pages : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

094079375X

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Summary: Dr. Chris Giannou is a Canadian surgeon who, with one other doctor and only a few nurses, ran a hospital in the refugee camp of Shatila, in West Beirut. From October 1985 to January 1988, the camp was under siege and endured everything from sniper fire to heavy artillery. This is Giannou's account of those years, the suffering and resilience of the refugees, and their daily endurance.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Greater Project 4 Branch Reference Section	Circulation	C 92 G434b 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	120439d

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-254).

Dr. Chris Giannou is a Canadian surgeon who, with one other doctor and only a few nurses, ran a hospital in the refugee camp of Shatila, in West Beirut. From October 1985 to January 1988, the camp was under siege and endured everything from sniper fire to heavy artillery. This is Giannou's account of those years, the suffering and resilience of the refugees, and their daily endurance.

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