{"product_id":"9781459712362","title":"\"Our Gallant Doctor\": Enigma and Tragedy: Surgeon-Lieutenant George Hendry and HMCS Ottawa, 1942","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Battle of the Atlantic, Dr. George Hendry had just finished performing two major surgical operations on board the destroyer HMCS \u003ci\u003eOttawa\u003c\/i\u003e when his ship was ambushed by 13 German U-boats. Canadian warships like \u003ci\u003eOttawa\u003c\/i\u003e had inadequate radar sets that were incapable of detecting submarines approaching in the dark. On September 13, 1942, U-91 stole in and torpedoed \u003ci\u003eOttawa\u003c\/i\u003e, sinking her in 20 minutes. utterly exhausted, Dr. Hendry was lost along with 113 of his shipmates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Hendry was a much-loved man, a great university athlete, and a very good doctor. Unfortunately, he was also naive and too trusting. One night in January 1941, he committed a very foolish indiscretion. He would spend the rest of his tragically short life making amends for this mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143673659632,"sku":"9781459712362","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459712362_p0.jpg?v=1763872377","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459712362","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}