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  • The Guinea Pig Club

    Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    A truly inspiring tale about the history of the Guinea Pig Club.Plastic surgery was in its infancy before the Second World War — the most rudimentary techniques were known only to a few surgeons worldwide. The Allies were tremendously fortunate in having the maverick surgeon Archibald McIndoe operating at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England. After arguing with his superiors, ... Read more

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  • The Whistlers' Room

    A Novel

    by Paul Alverdes ...
    Translated by Basil Creighton ...
    Series series Casemate Classic War Fiction
    An " extremely atmospheric and poignant" novel of wounds that never heal and lives forever scarred by World War I ( Books Monthly).They're called Whistlers—residents of a German hospital who have all been wounded in the throat, and whose every breath is punctuated with a high-pitched whistle.One young soldier, Pointner, has no hope for recovery. His only solace comes from the British sniper's cap ... Read more

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  • Guinea Pig Club

    Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    'This book speaks to two of the most diametrically opposed yet mutually supportive aspects of war: the ability to inflict horrific injury and the ability to heal Mayhew is to be commended on an outstanding addition to expanding our knowledge of an area rarely discussed by historians. Her book should be mandatory reading for all defence members (both civilian and military) and on everyone's history ... Read more

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  • A Heavy Reckoning

    War, Medicine and Survival in Afghanistan and Beyond

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    Series series
    What happens when you reach the threshold of life and death - and come back?As long as humans have lived on the planet, there have been wars, and injured soldiers and civilians. But today, as we engage in wars with increasingly sophisticated technology, we are able to bring people back from ever closer encounters with death.Historian Emily Mayhew explores the reality of medicine and injury in ... Read more

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  • Wounded

    A New History of the Western Front in World War I

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep and took bits of dirty uniform and airborne soil particles in with them. Soldier after soldier came in with ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • The Four Horsemen

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    The Four Horsemen - War, Pestilence, Famine and Death - first appeared in the Book of Revelations a thousand years ago, but they continue to track us in our own time. This original and inspiring study bycelebrated historian Emily Mayhew traces the advances in science, technology and humanitarianism that are enabling us to take them ... ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Wounded

    A New History of the Western Front in World War I

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep and took bits of dirty uniform and airborne soil particles in with them. Soldier after soldier came in with ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Guinea Pig Club

    Archibald McIndoe and the RAF in World War II

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    Narrated by Karen Cass ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 34 min

    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. 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 ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Four Horsemen

    by Emily Mayhew ...
    Narrated by Karen Cass ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 32 min

    In lucid and energised prose, Emily Mayhew summons the four horsemen of the apocalypse; the collective threat to humanity bearing the names of war, pestilence, famine and death. As they began in Revelations and have remained in human consciousness ever since, spanning time and space and evolving as new scientific discoveries and advancements in technology alter the world.(P)2021 Quercus Editions ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

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  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

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  • Soap and Water & Common Sense

    The Definitive Guide to Viruses, Bacteria, Parasites, and Disease

    The definitive guide to fighting coronaviruses, colds, flus, pandemics, and deadly diseases, from one of North America’s leading public health authorities, now updated with a new introduction on protecting yourself and others from COVID-19.Dr. Bonnie Henry, a leading epidemiologist (microbe hunter) and public health doctor at the forefront of the fight against the worldwide COVID-19 coronavirus ... Read more

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