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Marks of war : war neurosis and the legacy of Kokoda / John Raftery

Record no:

86192

Call no:

940.5426 RAF

Author:

Rafferty, John, 1941-

Publisher:

Adelaide: Lythrum Press

Year:

2003

Description:

xviii, 205 p. : ill., facsims., maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea;
Kokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea) - History;
Post-traumatic stress disorder;
War - Psychological aspects;
Veterans - Mental Health - Australia;

World War, 1939-1945 - Veterans - Australia;

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Isbn:

0957996020

Type:

Book

Contents:

Australia, war, and a traumatic past -- Moral and mental disorders: The neurotic soldier in World War One -- Nothing new in World War Two -- New Guinea 1942: War, tours of duty and sites of memory -- Remembering the war -- Life after war -- Just below

the surface -- The hidden casualties -- Rehabilitating the 'Neurotic' casualty -- Life in the 'Bughouse' -- Hiding the marks.

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