On War & Society E22: Shell Shock with Mark Humphries

Mar 1, 2019 | On War & Society Podcast

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Shell shock has become a stand-in for the experience of all soldiers of the First World War. And it has also become one of the most popular topics of inquiry for historians of the First World War. Mark Humphries has contributed another addition to the ever-growing literature on the topic with his new book A Weary Road: Shell Shock in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914–1918. Looking at the experience of doctors and patients as well as the medical management system that developed overseas, he investigates how shell shock was managed and mismanaged and how the search for a solution remained elusive.

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EPISODE GUEST

Mark Humphries is an associate professor history at Wilfrid Laurier University and Director of the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies.

Episode Thumbnail: A shell-shocked British soldier on the Somme. Imperial War Museum IWM (Q 79508)

On War & Society is a production of the Laurier Centre for the Study of Canada (formerly Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies). Theme music by Lee Rosevere.