PTSD, Poetry and Brotherhood in World War One
In World War One, millions of soldiers saw industrial warfare unlike anything they’ve seen before: artillery shells, flame throwers, poison gas. Those who saw the war on the frontlines came home with psychological wounds the world had never quite seen before. At one military hospital in Scotland named Craiglockhart, early psychiatrists treat PTSD and soldiers turn to poetry and brotherhood to heal.
UnTextbooked producer Faith Stanley sits down to talk with journalist and author Charles Glass. His recent book Soldiers Don't Go Mad is a comprehensive history of the Craiglockhart Military Hospital and the now famous poets to have come through its doors. Glass has also written Americans in Paris, Tribes with Flags, and The Northern Front: An Iraq War Diary, among other books. He divides his time among the south of France, Tuscany, London, and the Middle East.
BOOK:
Soldiers Don't Go Mad: A Story of Brotherhood, Poetry, and Mental Illness During the First World War
GUEST:
Charles Glass
PRODUCER:
Faith Stanley
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Charles Glass
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