The facemaker : one surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I
Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-2023
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From the moment the first machine gun rang out over the Western Front, one thing was clear: mankind's military technology had wildly surpassed its medical capabilities. The war caused carnage on an industrial scale, and the nature of trench warfare meant that thousands sustained facial injuries. In 'The Facemaker', award-winning historian Lindsey Fitzharris tells the true story of the pioneering plastic surgeon Harold Gillies, who dedicated himself to restoring the faces of a brutalized generation.
Main title:
The facemaker : one surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I / Lindsey Fitzharris.
Author:
Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2023.
Collation:
xii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2022.Originally published: UK: Allen Lane, 2022.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780141990293 (pbk)
Dewey class:
617.520592617.520592 FIT617.52FIT
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3464502