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Radio Wales,2 mins

The WWII surgeon with no experience

Roy Noble

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Jonathan Dimbleby shares remarkable stories from the 'Battle of the Atlantic' in the Second World War, including that of novelist Nicholas Monsarrat who was appointed to be ship's surgeon on HMS Campanula WWII despite having no experience.

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