In Love and War
eBook - ePub

In Love and War

Nursing Heroes

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

In Love and War

Nursing Heroes

About this book

In the aftermath of the Battle of Britain, airmen filled a small town where pioneering plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe established revolutionary surgical and therapeutic treatments. For the child Liz Byrski, growing up in East Grinstead, the burnt faces of these airmen filled her nightmares. In her late 60s, Liz returned to make peace with her memories and to speak not only with the survivors—known as the Guinea Pig Club—but with the nurses who played a vital and unorthodox role in their treatment, sometimes at a significant personal cost.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. 1. Memories
  6. 2. Beginnings
  7. 3. Preparations for War
  8. 4. The Burning Question
  9. 5. Face to Face
  10. 6. At the Pub
  11. 7. The Guinea Pigs and Their Club
  12. 8. On Fear and Silence
  13. 9. Life on Ward III
  14. 10. Culture Crisis
  15. 11. Connections
  16. 12. Doing Your Bit for the War
  17. 13. Pause for Thought
  18. 14. Unreasonable Demands
  19. 15. The Boss
  20. 16. The Outsider
  21. 17. Face off
  22. 18. Emotional Labour and War Work
  23. 19. Back to Work
  24. 20. The Town That Didn’t Stare
  25. 21. Farewells
  26. 22. Joining the Dots
  27. 23. Resolution
  28. References
  29. Acknowledgements
  30. Copyright