{"product_id":"the-reconstruction-of-warriors-archibald-mcindoe-the-royal-air-force-and-the-guinea-pig-club","title":"THE RECONSTRUCTION OF WARRIORS — Archibald McIndoe, the Royal Air Force and the Guinea Pig Club","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eThe remarkable story of surgeon Archibald McIndoe and the Guinea Pig Club - 649 WWII airmen who survived horrific burns through pioneering plastic surgery and holistic care at East Grinstead Hospital in England.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\" style=\"width: 99.915%; height: 293.928px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9781853676109\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1-85367-610-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding )\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1903px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 39.1903px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 39.1903px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dust jacket\u003cbr\u003e• Foreword by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsed - Like NEW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 36.001%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 63.7218%; height: 19.5952px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE.R. 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Archibald McIndoe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Guinea Pig Club was a unique band of 649 World War II airmen – among them Britons, Canadians, Czechs, South Africans, Australians and Russians – who suffered the worst burns imaginable but miraculously survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey owed their lives, to a large extent, to the efforts of a maverick surgeon named Archibald McIndoe. Before the war, no one had anticipated airmen would survive mid-flight fires. Consequently, provision for their care was virtually non-existent. After the war began, their rehabilitation was placed in the hands of McIndoe at a small hospital in East Grinstead in the south of England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMcIndoe, also known as 'the Boss' or 'the Maestro', pioneered a remarkable treatment regime. Unique in his concern with the social environment, or 'holistic care', he enlisted the help of the local civilian population. 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