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

The Facemaker

One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I

By
Lindsey Fitzharris
Lindsey Fitzharris
2022 • 235 pages

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