The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris

The Facemaker: A Visionary Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

Lindsey Fitzharris with Daniel Gillies (Narrator)

8 hours, 15 minutes first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction history emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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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 warfar...

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inspiring 49%
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sad 29%
challenging 28%
reflective 21%
adventurous 9%
tense 4%

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fast 16%
slow 5%

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