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8 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm

ENSA drama festival : special charity performance in aid of St. Dunstan's / ENSA Publicity Department.

"The Battle Against Stigma Book Project is a collaboration between the internationally renowned artist Mark Neville and Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes, one of the UK's leading experts in the field of veteran mental health. The overall aim of the project is to challenge the stigma of mental health problems in the military and to encourage attitude change in order to facilitate seeking help at an early stage, without people being stigmatised because of mental health issues."--Press release.

2 volumes (95, 85, [11] pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

Battle against stigma / Mark Neville ; Jamie Hacker Hughes ; edited and curated by David Campany.

War has always been a dangerous business, bringing injury, wounds, and death, and--until recently--often disease. What has changed over time, most dramatically in the last 150 or so years, is the care these casualties receive and who provides it. Medical services have become highly organized and are state sponsored. Diseases are now prevented through vaccination and good sanitation. Sedation now ameliorates pain, and antibiotics combat infection. Wounds that once meant amputation or death no longer do so. Transfers from the field to more-capable hospitals are now as swift as aircraft can make them. The mental consequences of war are now seen as genuine illnesses and are treated accordingly, rather than punished to the extreme. Likewise, treatment of those disabled by war and of veterans generally has changed markedly--along with who supplies these and other benefits. This book looks at the history of how humanity has cared for its war casualties, from ancient times through the aftermath of World War II. For each historical period, the author examines the care the sick and wounded received in the field and in hospitals, the care given to the disabled veteran and his dependents, and who provided that care and how. He shows how the lessons of history have informed the American experience over time. Finally, the author sums up this history thematically, focusing on changes in the nature and treatment of injuries, organization of services on and off the battlefield, the role of the state in providing care, and the invisible wounds of war.

Providing for the casualties of war : the American experience through World War II / Bernard Rostker.

The social rehabilitation of McIndoe's guinea pigs, 1939-1949 / Jessica Hatrick.

Aftershock : the untold story of surviving peace / Matthew Green.

Depleted uranium : a post-war disaster for environment and health / with contributions of, Felicity Arbuthnot [and six others].

Afterwar : healing the moral wounds of our soldiers / Nancy Sherman.

xvi, 92 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 cm

A UK household survey of the ex-service community, 2014 / Jacinta Ashworth, Mike Hudson and Sally Malam ; with additional contributions by Nick Donovan, Harriet Deane aqnd Dan Martin, The Royal British Legion.

" ... Fields of Combat tells the story of how American veterans and their families navigate the return home. Following a group of veterans and sharing their personal stories of war, trauma, and recovery, Erin P. Finley illustrates the devastating impact PTSD can have on veterans, their loved ones, and their communities."--Inside jacket.

Culture and politics of health care work

Fields of combat : understanding PTSD among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan / Erin P. Finley.

Amputoitu sotavammainen : tutkimus Suomen sotien 1939-1945 amputoitujen ammatillisesta kuntoutuksesta = The Amputee veteran : a study on the vocational rehabilitation of the amputees of Finnish wars in 1939-1945 / Jaakko J. Ranta-Knuuttila.

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ENSA drama festival : special charity performance in aid of St. Dunstan's / ENSA Publicity Department.

Battle against stigma / Mark Neville ; Jamie Hacker Hughes ; edited and curated by David Campany.

Providing for the casualties of war : the American experience through World War II / Bernard Rostker.

The social rehabilitation of McIndoe's guinea pigs, 1939-1949 / Jessica Hatrick.

Aftershock : the untold story of surviving peace / Matthew Green.

Depleted uranium : a post-war disaster for environment and health / with contributions of, Felicity Arbuthnot [and six others].

Afterwar : healing the moral wounds of our soldiers / Nancy Sherman.

A UK household survey of the ex-service community, 2014 / Jacinta Ashworth, Mike Hudson and Sally Malam ; with additional contributions by Nick Donovan, Harriet Deane aqnd Dan Martin, The Royal British Legion.

Fields of combat : understanding PTSD among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan / Erin P. Finley.

Amputoitu sotavammainen : tutkimus Suomen sotien 1939-1945 amputoitujen ammatillisesta kuntoutuksesta = The Amputee veteran : a study on the vocational rehabilitation of the amputees of Finnish wars in 1939-1945 / Jaakko J. Ranta-Knuuttila.

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ENSA drama festival : special charity performance in aid of St. Dunstan's / ENSA Publicity Department.

Battle against stigma / Mark Neville ; Jamie Hacker Hughes ; edited and curated by David Campany.

Providing for the casualties of war : the American experience through World War II / Bernard Rostker.

The social rehabilitation of McIndoe's guinea pigs, 1939-1949 / Jessica Hatrick.

Aftershock : the untold story of surviving peace / Matthew Green.

Depleted uranium : a post-war disaster for environment and health / with contributions of, Felicity Arbuthnot [and six others].

Afterwar : healing the moral wounds of our soldiers / Nancy Sherman.

A UK household survey of the ex-service community, 2014 / Jacinta Ashworth, Mike Hudson and Sally Malam ; with additional contributions by Nick Donovan, Harriet Deane aqnd Dan Martin, The Royal British Legion.

Fields of combat : understanding PTSD among veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan / Erin P. Finley.

Amputoitu sotavammainen : tutkimus Suomen sotien 1939-1945 amputoitujen ammatillisesta kuntoutuksesta = The Amputee veteran : a study on the vocational rehabilitation of the amputees of Finnish wars in 1939-1945 / Jaakko J. Ranta-Knuuttila.

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