He was a skilled young surgeon, assured, confident in his own competence and in hospital procedure.
But aboard destroyer Wind Rode he had to conform to strict Navy discipline—and his surroundings were a far cry from a well-equipped hospital.
How would he handle a sickbay full of major casualties ... working with suicide bombers howling down, the ship jumping and knocked sideways under fire, the guns blasting their heads off?
The testing time was soon to come for Surgeon-Lieutenant Geoffrey Landis ...