| In Love and War: Nursing Heroes Contributor(s): Byrski, Liz (Author) |
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ISBN: 1925161455 ISBN-13: 9781925161458 Publisher: Fremantle Press OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2014481821 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 7.9" (0.50 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, airmen filled a small town where pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe established revolutionary surgical and therapeutic treatments. For the child Liz Byrski, growing up in East Grinstead, the burnt faces of these airmen filled her nightmares. In her late 60s, Liz returned to make peace with her memories and to speak not only with the survivors--known as the Guinea Pig Club--but with the nurses who played a vital and unorthodox role in their treatment, sometimes at a significant personal cost. |