May 31, 2009
Good war’s bad effects on soldiers
To be bearable, wars need myths that celebrate heroes and sacrifice. And because World War II was one of those rare good wars, we have saluted its warriors as supermen. But, as historian Thomas Childers argues in his thoughtful “Soldiers From the War Returning,“ the “greatest generation” also experienced post-traumatic stress.
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