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The Guinea Pig Club: Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II by Emily Mayhew
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626831 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Guinea Pig Club: Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II
Author: Emily Mayhew
Narrator: Karen Cass
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: May 1, 2019
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
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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By thebookvoice.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626831 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Guinea Pig Club: Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II
Author: Emily Mayhew
Narrator: Karen Cass
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Release date: May 1, 2019
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
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.