The Combat Doctor: A Story of Battlefield Medicine and Resilience By Dan Pronk Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Note: Content within this review and book regarding trauma and mental health challenges may be distressing to some people. Support is available through your Chain of Command, Chaplaincy, Health Centre, Lifeline 13 1144 or Open Arms 1800 011… Read more »
Average 70kg D**khead: Motivational Lessons from an Ex-Army Special Forces Doctor By Dan Pronk. Fremantle: Vivid Publishing, 2019. ISBN 978-1925846744. Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Warning: This review delves into trauma issues that may be distressing to some readers. Support is available through your Chain of Command, Chaplaincy or Health Centre, Lifeline 131144 or Open Arms… Read more »
Signature Wounds: The untold story of the military’s mental health crisis By David Kieran. New York: New York University Press 2019. ISBN 978-1479892365. AU$32.98. Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Warning: This review includes information on mental illness, trauma and suicide that may be disturbing to some readers. Support is available through your Chain of Command, Chaplaincy… Read more »
Spiritual Readiness: Essentials for Military Leaders and Chaplains by Harold G. Koenig, Lindsay B. Carey & Faten Al ZabenNew York. Amazon Books, 2022, ISBN: 9798840830093 (e-book). Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Modern psychology and contemporary militaries now recognise what ancient religions and philosophies have… Read more »
Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis by Zachary Moon, Lanham, Maryland, Lexington Books, 2019, 116 + xiv pp., 9781498554619 (pbk). Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Zachary Moon has served as a chaplain and practical theologian who has listened attentively to Veterans and their experience of diverse moral stresses over the last decade. His service… Read more »
