Working in a world of hurt : trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones / Carol Acton and Jane Potter.

By:

Acton, Carol, 1958- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Potter, Jane (Lecturer) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cultural history of modern warPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781781708965
1781708967
9781784992415
1784992410

Uniform titles:

University press scholarship online.

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

355.345 23

LOC classification:

UH215

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Contents:

Introduction -- 'These frightful sights would work havoc with one's brain : First World War writings by medical personnel -- 'Over there' : American confidence and the narrative of resilience in the Great War -- 'You damn well just got on with your job' : medical personnel and the invasion of Europe in the Second World War -- 'It was a tough life and I did all I could to lighten the men;s burden' : British POW medics' memoirs of the Second World War -- Claiming trauma : women in the Vietnam War -- Crying silently : doctors and medics in the Vietnam War -- Fatal injury -- Conclusion: 'Shared experiences and meanings'.

Summary: 'Working in a World of Hurt' uncovers and analyses the range of responses to psychological trauma by male and female medical personnel in wartime in the 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Working in a World of Hurt' uncovers and analyses the range of responses to psychological trauma by male and female medical personnel in wartime in the 20th and early 21st centuries.