{"product_id":"burdens-of-war-9781421422879","title":"Burdens of War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing readers into a critical debate about the level of responsibility America bears for wounded service members, Burdens of War is a unique and moving case study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars, health-care providers, policy makers, and general audiences should be highly interested in the book.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eArmed Forces \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is thoughtful, well researched, and timely. It is little wonder Adler earned the Bancroft Award for the dissertation version. Burdens of War will long be an invaluable resource, particularly for those studying the role of the interwar years in creating modern America.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdler's book deals more with the beginnings of veterans' health care than its current state and will appeal to those with a historical interest in the program. The criticisms of today, she notes, are not so different from those voiced a hundred years ago.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHealth Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdler has produced a worthwhile work, one that helps us understand how America built its own National Health Service but for only one class of patients.\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eH-Diplo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a most welcoming contribution on the history of a U.S. service... The book expands the debate...\u003cbr\u003e—Alain Touwaide, \u003ci\u003eDoody's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] highly detailed and well-crafted account of the political dimension behind health care.\u003cbr\u003e—Bobby A. Wintermute, \u003ci\u003eBusiness History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdler's \u003ci\u003eBurdens of War\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for specialists and nonspecialists alike, and is one of the most important books on veteran policy of the twenty-first century\u003cbr\u003e—Evan Sullivan, \u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations Used in the Text\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. An Extra-Hazardous Occupation\u003cbr\u003e2. A Stupendous Task\u003cbr\u003e3. War Is Hell but after Is \"Heller\"\u003cbr\u003e4. The Debt We Owe Them\u003cbr\u003e5. Administrative Geometry\u003cbr\u003e6. I Never Did Feel Well Again\u003cbr\u003e7. State Medicine\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eEssay on Sources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529534579031,"sku":"9781421422879","price":43.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421422879.jpg?v=1731875992","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/burdens-of-war-9781421422879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}