Description
Book SynopsisThis study of caregiving during WW I looks anew at life behind the lines for ordinary British soldiers who served on the Western front. Using a variety of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence, Dr Reznick shows that Britain's generation of 1914' was a group bound as much by comradeship of healing as by comradeship of the trenches. -- .
Trade Review"'Reznick tells a fascinating story with verve and an eye for the big picture. This book makes a substantial contribution to war medicine and the cultural history of war.' Professor Joanna Bourke, Birkbeck College"
Table of ContentsList of figures
Preface
1. Soldiers and the culture of caregiving in Britain during the Great War
2. Homes away from home: Rest huts and war-weary soldiers
3. Havens for heroes: Life in two military hospitals
4. Hospital magazines: Writing about wartime recovery/recovering writing about wartime
5. Wartime convalescence: The case of the convalescent blues
6. Reclaiming the maimed at Shepherd’s Bush Military Hospital, London
7. Conclusion: Memories, legacies and landmarks
Select bibliography
Index
