Working in a world of hurt : trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones /: trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Carol Acton and Jane Potter.
• Authors: Acton, Carol, 1958-; (Lecturer), Potter, Jane
• Contents: Introduction -- 'These frightful sights would work havoc with one's brain : First World War writings by medical personnel -- 'Over there' : American confidence and the narrative of resilience in the Great War -- 'You damn well just got on with your job' : medical personnel and the invasion of Europe in the Second World War -- 'It was a tough life and I did all I could to lighten the men;s burden' : British POW medics' memoirs of the Second World War -- Claiming trauma : women in the Vietnam War -- Crying silently : doctors and medics in the Vietnam War -- Fatal injury -- Conclusion: 'Shared experiences and meanings'.
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 266 pages)
• Subjects: 355.3; Medicine, Military -- Biography; Medicine, Military; Military Personnel -- psychology; Military Medicine; World War II; World War I; Vietnam Conflict; Personal Narratives as Topic; Military Nursing; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Medicine, Military; Electronic books; Biography
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784992415; 1784992410
• Related ISBNs: 9780719090363; 0719090369
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-261) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.