THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WARRIORS : ARCHIBALD MCINDOE, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE GUINEA PIG CLUB (COLLECTORS EDITION - SIGNED COPY)

Mayhew, E. R.

ISBN 10: 1853676101 / ISBN 13: 9781853676109

Editore: Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books, 2004

Riguardo questo articolo

Hardback; previous owner's business card to paste-down; otherwise very good in very good dustjacket. This collectors edition (excclusive to the Aviation Bookshop / Blond McIndoe Centre) has a hand-numbered bookplate (number 38/50 copies) Signed by the author and seven individals (assumed veterans with Guinea Pig Club / RAF / medical connections) tipped-in. ; Illustrated. ; 239 pages. Codice articolo 74758

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WARRIORS : ARCHIBALD ...

Casa editrice: Greenhill Books / Stackpole Books

Data di pubblicazione: 2004

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good

Descrizione articolo

Riassunto:

The history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in airplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Before World War II, plastic surgery was in its infancy. The most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having the maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe - nicknamed 'the Boss' or 'the Maestro' - operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England. McIndoe constructed a medical infrastructure from scratch. After arguing with his superiors, he set up a revolutionary new treatment regime. Uniquely concerned with the social environment, or 'holistic care', McIndoe also enlisted the help of the local civilian population. He rightly secured his group of patients - dubbed the Guinea Pig Club - an honored place in society as heroes of Britain's war. For the first time official records have been used to explain fully how and why this remarkable relationship developed between the Guinea Pig Club, the RAF and the Home Front. First-person recollections bring to life the heroism of the airmen with incredible clarity.

Product Description:

Unusual book