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When Britain's "boys in blue," on average just 20 years old, signed up in the wake of Hitler's rapid advance across Europe, they envisioned tailored jackets, white silk scarves, and plenty of female attention. In 1939, Britain was home to just four fulltime plastic surgeons, who...

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Published in:	World war II Vol. 32; no. 1; p. 40
Main Authors:	Dorfman, Robert G, Soule, Emily Berquist, Desai, Sukumar P
Format:	Magazine Article
Language:	English
Published:	Leesburg Weider History Group, Inc 01-06-2017
Subjects:	Aircraft accidents & safety Plastic surgery War United Kingdom > UK
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Summary:	When Britain's "boys in blue," on average just 20 years old, signed up in the wake of Hitler's rapid advance across Europe, they envisioned tailored jackets, white silk scarves, and plenty of female attention. In 1939, Britain was home to just four fulltime plastic surgeons, who spent most of their time reconstructing cleft palates and treating car-crash injuries. In addition to caring for his young patients' psychological health, Mclndoe also had to tackle physical complications that arose from previous treatment the airmen may have received in the field or at emergency hospitals.
Bibliography:	content type line 24 ObjectType-Feature-1 SourceType-Magazines-1
ISSN:	0898-4204