There are countless remarkable people who have shaped the world around us whose names would be totally unfamiliar to us.
Wellington-based writer Mark Derby is trying to change that, with his latest book, Frontline Surgeon: New Zealand Medical Pioneer Douglas Jolly, dedicated to telling the story of a wartime surgeon from Cromwell who influenced the way hospitals and emergency rooms around the world treat their patients.
Mark joins Emile Donovan to share stories from Douglas Jolly's life and service in the Spanish Civil War.
Listen on RNZ here.
