04688nam 2200781 450 991079489240332120231020205045.01-78499-241-01-78170-896-710.7765/9781784992415(CKB)4330000000005737(SSID)ssj0001599298(PQKBManifestationID)16300894(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001599298(PQKBWorkID)14816896(PQKB)11647049(StDuBDS)EDZ0001281025(MiAaPQ)EBC4789563(OCoLC)980815095(MdBmJHUP)muse59399(UkMaJRU)992976574424701631(DE-B1597)660466(DE-B1597)9781784992415(EXLCZ)99433000000000573720181106h20162015 fy| 0engurmu#nnnuuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWorking in a world of hurt trauma and resilience in the narratives of medical personnel in warzones /Carol Acton and Jane PotterManchester, UK :Manchester University Press,2016.©20151 online resource (x, 266 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Manchester History of Medicine.Cultural history of modern war.Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-78499-242-9 0-7190-9036-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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'.Working in a world of hurt fills a significant gap in the studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war by focusing not on soldiers, but on the men and women who fought to save them in casualty clearing stations, hospitals and prison camps. Through a rich analysis of both published and unpublished personal accounts by doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers and other medical personnel from the major wars of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, Acton and Potter uncover a spectrum of responses to what was often unimaginable suffering, which ranged from breakdown to resilience, from exhausted resignation to firmer belief in humanity despite the brutalities of armed conflict. Organised chronologically, the book examines a broad range of writings and voices that have until now received little attention, including volunteer ambulance drivers in the First World War, POW doctors in the Second World War and medics in the Vietnam War. With a chapter dedicated to the recent narratives of medical personnel in Iraq, the study is highly topical and situates the life-writing from these contemporary wars within a larger tradition of war literature. Wide-ranging in scope and interdisciplinary in methods, Working in a world of hurt puts the letters, diaries and memoirs that chronicle physical and emotional suffering centre stage, many for the first time. These testaments to the torment of combatants also - crucially - bear witness to the harrowing struggles of wartime healers. Scholarly yet accessible, it will appeal to lecturers and students as well as the general reader.Cultural history of modern war.Medicine, MilitaryBiographyMedicine, MilitaryWarRelief of sick and woundedPsychological aspectsWarMedical aspects20th century.21st century.Doctors.Life-writing.Medical personnel.Nurses.Resilience.Trauma.War.Medicine, MilitaryMedicine, Military.WarRelief of sick and woundedPsychological aspects.WarMedical aspects.355.345Acton Carol1958-1558485Potter Jane(Lecturer),UkMaJRUBOOK9910794892403321Working in a world of hurt3822897UNINA