In this fast paced narrative, ex-SAS surgeon Richard Villar provides very personal insight into the difficulties, dangers and occasional virtual impossiblity of providing medical aid to disaster areas and war zones. He shares his remarkable experiences in the aftermath of three major earthquakes - Kashmir (2005), Java (2006) and Haiti (2010) - as well as in the Libyan civil war (2011). 'Winged Scalpel' is not only a riveting read but highly instructional and informative. From his own point of view, the author's experiences prove that 'you can take the man out of the SAS, but you cannot take the SAS out of the man'.