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Book SynopsisWith US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions.
Trade Review"Linker has deftly and expertly woven together numerous historical strands to produce an important book deserving of a wide readership." (Isis) "This pathbreaking study opens up exciting avenues for future research." (American Historical Review) "Erudite and gracefully written.... Linker explores the cultural, political, and medical meanings ascribed to the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers and veterans during the World War I era.... At a time when thousands of American veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan struggle with disability and rehabilitation, the cultural, political, and institutional foundations of their care-and its inadequacies-deserve this special attention." (Journal of American History)"
