Coming Home: A History of War Veterans [rebroadcast]

54 Minuten

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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Each week we take a topic that people are t...

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vor 10 Jahren

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have created tens of thousands of
new combat veterans. But what happens to these soldiers once they
return home? In honor of Veterans Day, BackStory looks at the
experiences of veterans across American history. What kinds of
challenges did veterans face in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries?
How did Americans understand the psychological effects of war
before PTSD was a diagnosis? What was expected of soldiers’ wives
and mothers from one war to the next? Are veterans only as popular
as the wars they’ve fought in? On this episode of BackStory, the
Guys will tackle these and other questions.

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