Forgotten Lunatics of the Great War

by Peter Barham

Book Overview

Although the shell-shocked British soldier of World War I has been a favored subject in both fiction and nonfiction, focus has been on the stories of officers, and the history of the rank-and-file servicemen who were psychiatric casualties has never been told. This profoundly moving book recounts the poignant, sometimes ribald histories of this neglected group for the first time.

Peter Barham draws on reports from the front lines, case histories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300125119
• ISBN13: 9780300125115
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"