War''s Waste - Rehabilitation in World War I America

With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions.

About the author

Beth Linker is associate professor in the Department of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

Summary

With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions.

Product details

• Authors: Beth Linker, Linker Beth
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.02.2014
• EAN: 9780226143354
• ISBN: 978-0-226-14335-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; USA, First World War, SCIENCE / History, MEDICAL / History, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / United States, History of Medicine, History of Science, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I