Carol Acton, Jane Potter

Working in a world of hurt (eBook, ePUB)

Trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: NYU Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784992422
• Artikelnr.: 57471890

Autorenporträt

Carol Acton, Jane Potter

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