Carol Acton, Jane Potter

Working in a world of hurt

Trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Focuses on doctors and nurses in wartime casualty clearing stations, hospitals and prison camps

Produktdetails

• Cultural History of Modern War
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9780719090363
• ISBN-10: 0719090369
• Artikelnr.: 42375973

Autorenporträt

Carol Acton is Associate Professor of English at St Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. 'These frightful sights would work havoc with one's brain':
First World War writings by medical personnel 2. 'Over There': American
confidence and the narrative of resilience in the Great War 3. 'You damn
well just got on with your job': medical personnel and the invasion of
Europe in the Second World War 4. 'It was a tough life and I did all I
could to lighten the men's burden': British P.O.W. medics' memoirs of the
Second World War 5. Claiming trauma: Women in the Vietnam War 6. Crying
silently: doctors and medics in the Vietnam War 7. Fatal Injury Conclusion
Bibliography Index