A War of Nerves

A War of Nerves
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 524
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ISBN-10 : 0674011198
ISBN-13 : 9780674011199
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Book Synopsis A War of Nerves by : Ben Shephard

Download or read book A War of Nerves written by Ben Shephard and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of military psychiatry in the twentieth century. Both absorbing historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it weaves literary, medical, and military lore to give us a fascinating history of war neuroses and their treatment, from the World Wars through Vietnam and up to the Gulf War.


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