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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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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Librería: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. The Reconstruction of Warriors: Archibald McIndoe,the Royal Air Force and the Guinea Pig Club. Mayhew, E R. Published by Greenhill Books (2004. 239p. hardcover with dust jacket, dust jacket lightly bumped/scuffed, boards clean/square, binding tight, text clean/unmarked, NOT xlib-near fine. ISBN 10: 1853676101ISBN 13: 9781853676109--9.50. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1614978178880
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Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket in excellent condition (slight handling). "The ordeal by fire of World War II's airmen." Plastic surgery. 239 pages. The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. [1.2 lbs] 239 p. Book. Nº de ref. del artículo: 080987
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
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Librería: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. 239pp Illus "Archibald McIndoe, the Royal Air Force and the Guinea Pig Club." "The ordeal by fire of World War II's airmen." Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. Nº de ref. del artículo: 30000
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Condición: Good. Original blue boards, silver lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with drawings and photographs in b/w, 8vo. Nº de ref. del artículo: 367621-ZB21
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