| Description |
1 online resource (214 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Shell Shock and Weak Nerves; 2 Encountering Shell-Shocked Men; 3 Lest We Forget; 4 Lunatics and Lunacy Reform; 5 No Longer 'Nerve-Wracked Boys'; 6 Shell Shock and Veterans' Voices; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book offers a genuinely new insight into the lives of shell-shocked soldiers both during and after the Great War. Shell shock achieved a very high political profile in the years 1919-1922. Publications ranging from "John Bull" to the "Morning Post" insisted that shell-shocked men should be treated with respect, and the Minister for Health, announced in 1921 that the government was committed to protecting shell-shocked men from the stigma of lunacy. Yet at the same time, many mentally-wounded veterans were struggling with a pension system which was failing to give them. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1914-1918) |
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War neuroses -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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War neuroses. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care -- Great Britain.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- Mental health -- Great Britain.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Reid, Fiona, 1933- Broken men. London ; New York : Continuum, 2010 9781847252418 (OCoLC)432983214 |
| ISBN |
9780826421036 (electronic book) |
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0826421032 (electronic book) |
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9781847252418 (hardback) |
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1847252419 (hardback) |
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144114885X (paperback) |
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9781441148858 (paperback) |
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