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The War Come Home: Disabled Veterans in Britain and Germany, 1914-1939
Deborah Cohen
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Description for The War Come Home: Disabled Veterans in Britain and Germany, 1914-1939
Hardback. Disabled veterans were World War I's most conspicuous legacy. Nearly eight million men in Europe returned permanently disabled by injury or disease. This is a comparative analysis of the very different ways in which two belligerent nations - Germany and Britain - cared for their disabled. Num Pages: 297 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBWN; JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Disabled veterans were the First World War's most conspicuous legacy. Nearly eight million men in Europe returned from the First World War permanently disabled by injury or disease. In The War Come Home, Deborah Cohen offers a comparative analysis of the very different ways in which two belligerent nations--Germany and Britain--cared for their disabled. At the heart of this book is an apparent paradox. Although postwar Germany provided its disabled veterans with generous benefits, they came to despise the state that favored them. Disabled men proved susceptible to the Nazi cause. By contrast, British ex-servicemen remained loyal subjects, though they ... Read more
Disabled veterans were the First World War's most conspicuous legacy. Nearly eight million men in Europe returned from the First World War permanently disabled by injury or disease. In The War Come Home, Deborah Cohen offers a comparative analysis of the very different ways in which two belligerent nations--Germany and Britain--cared for their disabled. At the heart of this book is an apparent paradox. Although postwar Germany provided its disabled veterans with generous benefits, they came to despise the state that favored them. Disabled men proved susceptible to the Nazi cause. By contrast, British ex-servicemen remained loyal subjects, though they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
Number of Pages
297
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520220089
SKU
V9780520220089
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About Deborah Cohen
Deborah Cohen is Assistant Professor of History at Brown University.
Reviews for The War Come Home: Disabled Veterans in Britain and Germany, 1914-1939
“A valuable study that vividly presents the social and political ramifications of modern warfare. It is highly recommended to social historians of interwar Europe.”
H-Net Reviews
“A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.”
Historical Journal
H-Net Reviews
“A thoughtful and thought-provoking book.”
Historical Journal