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RE: also known as Shell Shock or LMF
Posted by:
MPC
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Date: April 17, 2001 08:55PM
<HTML>Hi Kate,
During the last war in the UK it was known as Lack of Moral Fibre and in the Great War \"shell shock\" - in both cases the persons concerned were thought of as \"cowards\".
Modern thinking is changing. It is now realised that the majority of British soldiers excuted by firing squad in the Great War were not \"cowards\" but had suffered so much stress in battle that their nerves just gave way. Even people with gallantry awards (and previously regarded as heroes) were affected. We have no control over our minds in periods of extreme stress.
In the Second World War I know that some members of the RAF bomber crews were affected and no doubt soldiers and sailors as well. Its the stress of battle which has only recently been appreciated by the medical profession and in wars of much shorter duration. Perhaps mankind is getting softer (?)
There have been quite a number of publications/reports/papers published over the years but to be honest, I dont know where to look for most of them. Maybe medical journals would be a good bet.
Good Luck with your research
Regards
MPC</HTML>
During the last war in the UK it was known as Lack of Moral Fibre and in the Great War \"shell shock\" - in both cases the persons concerned were thought of as \"cowards\".
Modern thinking is changing. It is now realised that the majority of British soldiers excuted by firing squad in the Great War were not \"cowards\" but had suffered so much stress in battle that their nerves just gave way. Even people with gallantry awards (and previously regarded as heroes) were affected. We have no control over our minds in periods of extreme stress.
In the Second World War I know that some members of the RAF bomber crews were affected and no doubt soldiers and sailors as well. Its the stress of battle which has only recently been appreciated by the medical profession and in wars of much shorter duration. Perhaps mankind is getting softer (?)
There have been quite a number of publications/reports/papers published over the years but to be honest, I dont know where to look for most of them. Maybe medical journals would be a good bet.
Good Luck with your research
Regards
MPC</HTML>
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