Comments on: Why is it called ‘Strange-Land”? http://strange-land.com/2006/06/why-is-it-called-strange-land/ The Vietnam war, songwriting Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Terry http://strange-land.com/2006/06/why-is-it-called-strange-land/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Terry Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:35:59 +0000 http://strange-land.com/?p=21#comment-26 The seemingly high incidence of PTSD from the Vietnam conflict is perhaps addressed in the book "The Sharp End" by Brian Hennessey. He states in part "The difference was betwen the types of war, not the generations. ....there were factors that reduced the veterans stress in WWII. These included justification for the war, identifiable military objectives, and a well defined hatred of the enemy , its exposure to combat totalled a period of six weeks only. WWII soldiers were rotated through the front lines, they were not exposed to combat every second of their tour of duty......The Big Red One for example spent 4 years in the pacific Theatre.....When the war was over they returned home as heroes, for their communities were united in their desire for victory. A very interesting book and well worth a read. The seemingly high incidence of PTSD from the Vietnam conflict is perhaps addressed in the book “The Sharp End” by Brian Hennessey. He states in part “The difference was betwen the types of war, not the generations. ….there were factors that reduced the veterans stress in WWII. These included justification for the war, identifiable military objectives, and a well defined hatred of the enemy , its exposure to combat totalled a period of six weeks only. WWII soldiers were rotated through the front lines, they were not exposed to combat every second of their tour of duty……The Big Red One for example spent 4 years in the pacific Theatre…..When the war was over they returned home as heroes, for their communities were united in their desire for victory.

A very interesting book and well worth a read.

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