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Soldier from the War Returning - The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II (Paperback) Loot Price: R530
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Soldier from the War Returning - The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II (Paperback): Thomas...

Soldier from the War Returning - The Greatest Generation's Troubled Homecoming from World War II (Paperback)

Thomas Childers

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One of our most enduring national myths surrounds the men and women who fought in the so-called good war. The Greatest Generation, we're told by Tom Brokaw and others, fought heroically, then returned to America happy, healthy, and well adjusted. In"Soldier from theWar Returning," historian Thomas Childers shatters that myth. Interweaving the intimate stories of three families--including his own--he reveals the true cost of the war. Alcoholism, homelessness, and unemployment were rampant, leading to domestic violence and a skyrocketing divorce rate. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were diagnosed with psychoneurotic disorders (now known as PTSD).Though many veterans bounced back, others were haunted for decades afterward; some never fully recovered.
Novelistic in its telling and impeccably researched, Childers's book is a stark reminder that the price of war is unimaginably high, and the toll can stretch across generations.

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Imprint: Houghton Mifflin
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 2010
First published: May 2010
Authors: Thomas Childers
Dimensions: 203 x 136 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 978-0-547-33692-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
Books > Humanities > History > American history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > American history > From 1900 > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War
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LSN: 0-547-33692-6
Barcode: 9780547336923

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