Broken Men: Shell Shock, Treatment and Recovery in Britain 1914-30

by Fiona A. Reid

Book Overview

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 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 security...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144114885X
• ISBN13: 9781441148858
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"