Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-310) and index.
Contents
"Unwelcome heroes" : the agony of Vietnam -- "Every man has his breaking point" : war and psychiatry -- "Dangled over Hell" : the trauma of the Civil War -- "Gizzard full of sand" : reactions to violence -- "For God's sake please help me" : post-traumatic stress -- "Dying of nostalgia" : official diagnoses -- "This must end sometime" : the fate of the Civil War veteran -- "Tramping by night and day" : Indiana veterans -- "I am glad I served my country" : Vietnam reconsidered.