The facemaker : a surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I
Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-2022
Books, Manuscripts
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 : a surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I / Lindsey Fitzharris.
Author:
Fitzharris, Lindsey, 1982-, author
Imprint:
UK : Allen Lane, 2022.
Collation:
xii, 315 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780241389379 (hbk)
Dewey class:
617.520592617.52617.5205617.520
LC class:
RD523
Local class:
617.52059617.52
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3090043