The facemaker : a visionary surgeon's battle to mend the disfigured soldiers of World War I
A biography of the plastic surgeon Harold Gillies with an emphasis on the development of plastic surgery during WWI.
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- ISBN: 9780374282301
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xii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The Facemaker : A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
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The Facemaker : A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| A Note to the Reader | p. xi | |
| Prologue: "An Unlovely Object" | p. 3 | |
| 1 | The Ballerina's Rump | p. 21 |
| 2 | The Silver Ghost | p. 39 |
| 3 | Special Duty | p. 55 |
| 4 | A Strange New Art | p. 67 |
| 5 | The Chamber of Horrors | p. 85 |
| 6 | The Mirrorless Ward | p. 105 |
| 7 | Tin Noses and Steel Hearts | p. 123 |
| 8 | The Miracle Workers | p. 137 |
| 9 | The Boys on Blue Benches | p. 159 |
| 10 | Percy | p. 175 |
| 11 | Heroic Failures | p. 191 |
| 12 | Against All Odds | p. 205 |
| 13 | All That Glitters | p. 221 |
| Epilogue: Cutting a Path | p. 229 | |
| Notes | p. 253 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 295 | |
| Index | p. 299 |
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