Bibliograph

The Guinea Pig Club, Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II, Emily Mayhew

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The Guinea Pig Club, Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II, Emily Mayhew

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Adult

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Guinea Pig Club

Responsibility statement

Emily Mayhew

Sub title

Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II

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, and 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. McIndoe constructed a medical infrastructure from scratch and 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 the Second World War

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