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- 2008052952 abstract "One of our great national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in World War II. The Greatest Generation, we're told, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with rebuilding their lives. Here, historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. He interweaves the intimate story of three families--including his own--with a decade's worth of research to paint an entirely new picture of the war's aftermath. Drawing on government documents, interviews, oral histories and diaries, he reveals that 10,000 veterans a month were being diagnosed with psycho-neurotic disorder (now known as PTSD). Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to a skyrocketing divorce rate. Many veterans bounced back, but their struggle has been lost in a wave of nostalgia that threatens to undermine a new generation of returning soldiers. This book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high.--From publisher description.".
- 2008052952 contributor B11134964.
- 2008052952 created "2009.".
- 2008052952 date "2009".
- 2008052952 date "2009.".
- 2008052952 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2008052952 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-325) and index.".
- 2008052952 description "One of our great national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in World War II. The Greatest Generation, we're told, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy and well-adjusted. They quickly and cheerfully went on with rebuilding their lives. Here, historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. He interweaves the intimate story of three families--including his own--with a decade's worth of research to paint an entirely new picture of the war's aftermath. Drawing on government documents, interviews, oral histories and diaries, he reveals that 10,000 veterans a month were being diagnosed with psycho-neurotic disorder (now known as PTSD). Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to a skyrocketing divorce rate. Many veterans bounced back, but their struggle has been lost in a wave of nostalgia that threatens to undermine a new generation of returning soldiers. This book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high.--From publisher description.".
- 2008052952 extent "340 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- 2008052952 identifier "0618773681".
- 2008052952 identifier "9780618773688".
- 2008052952 identifier 2008052952-b.html.
- 2008052952 identifier 2008052952-d.html.
- 2008052952 identifier 2008052952.html.
- 2008052952 issued "2009".
- 2008052952 issued "2009.".
- 2008052952 language "eng".
- 2008052952 publisher "Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,".
- 2008052952 spatial "United States".
- 2008052952 spatial "United States.".
- 2008052952 subject "940.53/1 22".
- 2008052952 subject "Allen, Willis.".
- 2008052952 subject "Childers, Tom, 1922-1994.".
- 2008052952 subject "D810.V42 U635 2009".
- 2008052952 subject "Gold, Michael.".
- 2008052952 subject "Post-traumatic stress disorder.".
- 2008052952 subject "Veterans Mental health United States.".
- 2008052952 subject "Veterans United States Social conditions 20th century.".
- 2008052952 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Psychological aspects.".
- 2008052952 subject "World War, 1939-1945 Veterans United States.".
- 2008052952 title "Soldier from the war returning : the greatest generation's troubled homecoming from World War II / Thomas Childers.".
- 2008052952 type "text".