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They Called It Shell Shock' provides a new perspective on the psychological reactions to the traumatic experiences of combat during the Great War.

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Stefanie Linden's book is both a fitting tribute to soldiers who were diagnosed with and suffered from shell shock, it also presents a scientific and readable account of what happened, providing both individual and large-scale studies from a clinical point of vew. Thorough and comprehensive. --Books Monthly This is a must-read for those wishing to understand this terrible Great War phenomenon. --Britain at War ... Linden's work is engaging, thought provoking and wonderfully produced ensuring that her book is highly-readable to academics, students and the public alike; the relatively inexpensive cost of the book also ensures that this fine piece of scholarship is better positioned than most academic books to impact on the latter audience and both the author and publisher are to be congratulated on this. Ultimately, They Called It Shell Shock will be of immense interest to shell shock historians, specialists in trauma studies, those interested in the social and cultural effects of the First World War, as well as a broader audience of students interested in the impact the First World War had on servicemen and combatant nations. --Reviews in History They Called It Shell Shock is an illuminating, fascinating and compelling read and I sense will become a standard work on the subject. It is highly recommended. --Bulletin of the Military Historical Society The strengths of the book are that it provides powerful evidence for busting some of the contemporary myths that a modern perspective unknowingly provides. --Society of Friends of the National Army MuseuM ... This is an excellent volume for anyone interested in the psychiatry of combat stress or seeking to understand the nuances of mental and functional disorders experienced in modern warfare. --Journal of Military History ... a readable and fascinating account ... Well illustrated and with interesting biographical detail of the many doctors involved, They called it shell shock is at once a solid piece of research with all the academic hallmarks, and something that the layman such as me can grasp. Excellent. --The Long, Long Trail ... it does offer an insightful evaluation of the practices and approaches of some of the most prestigious institutions at that time......and useful for undergraduates studying the medical history of the Great War, and for general readers... --Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research

Stefanie Linden's book is both a fitting tribute to soldiers who were diagnosed with and suffered from shell shock, it also presents a scientific and readable account of what happened, providing both individual and large-scale studies from a clinical point of vew. Thorough and comprehensive. --Books Monthly This is a must-read for those wishing to understand this terrible Great War phenomenon. --Britain at War .. . a readable and fascinating account ... Well illustrated and with interesting biographical detail of the many doctors involved, They called it shell shock is at once a solid piece of research with all the academic hallmarks, and something that the layman such as me can grasp. Excellent. --The Long, Long Trail ... Linden's work is engaging, thought provoking and wonderfully produced ensuring that her book is highly-readable to academics, students and the public alike; the relatively inexpensive cost of the book also ensures that this fine piece of scholarship is better positioned than most academic books to impact on the latter audience and both the author and publisher are to be congratulated on this. Ultimately, They Called It Shell Shock will be of immense interest to shell shock historians, specialists in trauma studies, those interested in the social and cultural effects of the First World War, as well as a broader audience of students interested in the impact the First World War had on servicemen and combatant nations. --Reviews in History They Called It Shell Shock is an illuminating, fascinating and compelling read and I sense will become a standard work on the subject. It is highly recommended. --Bulletin of the Military Historical Society The strengths of the book are that it provides powerful evidence for busting some of the contemporary myths that a modern perspective unknowingly provides. --Society of Friends of the National Army MuseuM ... This is an excellent volume for anyone interested in the psychiatry of combat stress or seeking to understand the nuances of mental and functional disorders experienced in modern warfare. --Journal of Military History

Stefanie Linden's book is both a fitting tribute to soldiers who were diagnosed with and suffered from shell shock, it also presents a scientific and readable account of what happened, providing both individual and large-scale studies from a clinical point of vew. Thorough and comprehensive. --Books Monthly ... Linden's work is engaging, thought provoking and wonderfully produced ensuring that her book is highly-readable to academics, students and the public alike; the relatively inexpensive cost of the book also ensures that this fine piece of scholarship is better positioned than most academic books to impact on the latter audience and both the author and publisher are to be congratulated on this. Ultimately, They Called It Shell Shock will be of immense interest to shell shock historians, specialists in trauma studies, those interested in the social and cultural effects of the First World War, as well as a broader audience of students interested in the impact the First World War had on servicemen and combatant nations. --Reviews in History This is a must-read for those wishing to understand this terrible Great War phenomenon. --Britain at War .. . a readable and fascinating account ... Well illustrated and with interesting biographical detail of the many doctors involved, They called it shell shock is at once a solid piece of research with all the academic hallmarks, and something that the layman such as me can grasp. Excellent. --The Long, Long Trail They Called It Shell Shock is an illuminating, fascinating and compelling read and I sense will become a standard work on the subject. It is highly recommended. --Bulletin of the Military Historical Society The strengths of the book are that it provides powerful evidence for busting some of the contemporary myths that a modern perspective unknowingly provides. --Society of Friends of the National Army MuseuM ... This is an excellent volume for anyone interested in the psychiatry of combat stress or seeking to understand the nuances of mental and functional disorders experienced in modern warfare. --Journal of Military History

Stefanie Linden's book is both a fitting tribute to soldiers who were diagnosed with and suffered from shell shock, it also presents a scientific and readable account of what happened, providing both individual and large-scale studies from a clinical point of vew. Thorough and comprehensive. --Books Monthly This is a must-read for those wishing to understand this terrible Great War phenomenon. --Britain at War .. . a readable and fascinating account ... Well illustrated and with interesting biographical detail of the many doctors involved, They called it shell shock is at once a solid piece of research with all the academic hallmarks, and something that the layman such as me can grasp. Excellent. --The Long, Long Trail ... Linden's work is engaging, thought provoking and wonderfully produced ensuring that her book is highly-readable to academics, students and the public alike; the relatively inexpensive cost of the book also ensures that this fine piece of scholarship is better positioned than most academic books to impact on the latter audience and both the author and publisher are to be congratulated on this. Ultimately, They Called It Shell Shock will be of immense interest to shell shock historians, specialists in trauma studies, those interested in the social and cultural effects of the First World War, as well as a broader audience of students interested in the impact the First World War had on servicemen and combatant nations. --Reviews in History They Called It Shell Shock is an illuminating, fascinating and compelling read and I sense will become a standard work on the subject. It is highly recommended. --Bulletin of the Military Historical Society The strengths of the book are that it provides powerful evidence for busting some of the contemporary myths that a modern perspective unknowingly provides. --Society of Friends of the National Army MuseuM

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Dr Stefanie Linden is a psychiatrist, mental health researcher and historian of psychiatry. She is currently a Clinical Research Fellow at Cardiff University and completed a PhD at King's College London on the Functional Disorders of the Great War. She has also researched the history of psychiatry during the religious revival in North Wales and the history of women's mental health.

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