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The Reconstruction of Warriors: Archibald McIndoe, the Royal Air Force and the Guinea Pig Club - Couverture rigide

Mayhew, E.R.

 
9781853676109: The Reconstruction of Warriors: Archibald McIndoe, the Royal Air Force and the Guinea Pig Club
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ISBN 10 : 1853676101 ISBN 13 : 9781853676109
Editeur : Greenhill Books, 2004

Synopsis

The Second World War produced a unique band of heroes: a small international group of men that were uniquely celebrated and lauded for their remarkable courage. The group was the so-called Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who crawled from burning aircraft but suffered the worst imaginable burns and crash injuries. The 647 survivors included British, Canadian, Czech and Polish airmen. Before the war, no one had anticipated airmen would survive mid-air fires. Consequently, provision for their care was virtually non-existant. Their rehabilitation was placed in the hands of one plastic surgeon named Archibald McIndoe at a hospital in East Grinsted, in the south of England. McIndoe quickly 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 patients a place in society as Allied war heroes. The Canadian government was so impressed with his work that it funded a Canadian Wing at the hospital. For the first time official records have been used to fully explain how the patients were injured, treated, then paraded as heroes. Using gripping first-hand accounts, Emily Mayhew paints a genuinely-moving picture illustrating incredible courage and triumph.

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À propos de l'auteur

Emily Mayhew is the narrator of a forthcoming BBC documentary on the Guinea Pig Club and was a key advisor on an award-winning Canadian documentary which will be screened on satellite TV.

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Éditeur
Greenhill Books
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1853676101
ISBN 13 
9781853676109
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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