Stranger in Saigon

Martin Slater's absorbing and entertaining memoir highlights his surreal experiences working with the British Medical Team in Saigon, South Vietnam, between 1968 and 1971. The book is illustrated with Martin's atmospheric photographs amid the challenging circumstances in which he and the Team found themselves. His descriptions of the expat life at the British Embassy, the unpredictably of working in hospitals in Saigon and Kontum and how he adapted to the unfamiliar surroundings, paint a vivid picture of survival in a time of turmoil, tragedy and sometimes hilarity.