The Fighting Doc: The Rhodesian Bush War Diary of John Coey,

The Fighting Doc: The Rhodesian Bush War Diary of John Coey, KIA 19 July 1975

It is Saturday afternoon, 19 July 1975, next to a dry riverbed in Rhodesia's northeastern operational area, in a war against communist-backed guerrillas. A Rhodesian combat medic receives an order to descend into the riverbed to attend to two critically wounded troopers, their figures seemingly lifeless on the sand. The whereabouts of the insurgents is not known. As the medic, displaying a red cross, moves in, shots ring out and he sustains a fatal head wound. That medic is 24-year-old American John Alan Coey.

Driven by his Christian faith and an ardent belief in the threat of global communist hegemony, Coey had come to Rhodesia to fulfill an overriding passion to help the beleaguered southern African country in its fight against what he perceived to be a communist bid to secure the subcontinent. John was a very complex individual who, right until his death, was in a permanent state of internal conflict as to his mission in life: he wishes he had a wife; he tells young American girls that they must produce strong sons who will fight the good fight; he is disillusioned by his failures; he admits he is a weak leader, virtually offering an apology for his own shortcomings; he vacillates endlessly; he admits to being unable to identify the path he needs to take to achieve his mission. But, finally, as a combat medic-a pioneer in this concept-he finds his much sought-after destiny.
Country USA
Brand Helion and Company
Manufacturer Helion and Company
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-07-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781910294963

Country	USA
Brand	Helion and Company
Manufacturer	Helion and Company
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2015-07-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781910294963

The Fighting Doc: The Rhodesian Bush War Diary of John Coey, KIA 19 July 1975

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