Zachrnce tv – Harold Gillies a zrod modern plastick chirurgie Fitzharrisov Lindsey (2026)

This Czech-language book tells the story of Harold Gillies, the father of modern plastic surgery. From the first machine-gun fire on the Western Front, it became clear that military technology had far outstripped the capabilities of medical science. Many soldiers who survived the industrialised slaughter of the First World War left the army disfigured and carrying unimaginable trauma. While the loss of a limb can turn a veteran into a hero, a person without a face becomes a monster; restoring that face means saving their identity and soul. The brutality of war provided fertile ground for medical progress. Gilliess department at Queens Hospital in London became a laboratory for medical inventions and innovations, as well as a place where the dramatic fates of patients met the doctors dedication and professional skill, helping them return to life. As in her previous book The Art of Butchery, science historian Lindsey Fitzharris writes vividly in a style close to fiction.