Emily Mayhew

The Guinea Pig Club (MP3-Download)

Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II Ungekürzte Lesung. 455 Min.
Sprecher: Cass, Karen

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Produktbeschreibung

The history of the Guinea Pig Club, the band of airmen who were seriously burned in aeroplane fires, is a truly inspiring, spine-tingling tale. Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War. The most rudimentary techniques were only known to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having 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 honoured place in society as heroes of Britain's war.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aurora
• Gesamtlaufzeit: 455 Min.
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2019
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787821156
• Artikelnr.: 65886410

Autorenporträt

Emily Mayhew is a military medical historian and was the featured historian on a new documentary on the Guinea Pig Club, which was screened on BBC Four. She was also an adviser on an award-winning Canadian documentary about the club and a consultant on ITV's award-winning drama Foyle's War.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Foreword by HRH Prince Harry
Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Re-Introduction
A Note on McIndoe's Early Life
Introduction
Chapter One Fire
Chapter Two The Burning Blue
Chapter Three Above All, Alive
Chapter Four The Bombers' War
Chapter Five Beyond Ward III: Canadians and PoWs
Chapter Six The Trustees of Each Other
Chapter Seven The Privilege of Living
Conclusions
Further Reading
Further Watching
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements