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"""Another splendid work of scholarship, beautifully written and brilliantly researched. There are few, if any, who know more about this topic than Dr Linden, and this book will define the field for years to come.""--Simon Shorvon, Professor of Neurology, University College London ""In the second volume of her enthralling and brilliantly illustrated study of shell shock, Dr Linden takes the story from the end of the First World War to the start of the Second. Her particular strength is to be able to compare and contrast views on the nature, treatment, and outcome of shell shock between Britain and Germany, the winners and losers of the war itself. At the same time, her in-depth case histories never lose sight of long-term psychological damage that war veterans experienced on both sides. She concludes that although the medical and military authorities either turned against shell shock (Britain) or never embraced it (Germany), shell shock would be preserved to this day in our cultural history.""--Professor Sir Simon Wesseley FRS, Regius Chair of Psychiatry, King's College London ""Beyond the Great Silence offers a comprehensive and insightful examination of the aftermath of World War I, with a specific focus on the emotional and mental impacts on soldiers and civilians in both Britain and Germany. I wholeheartedly recommend it. This work is essential reading for anyone interested in comprehending the profound and enduring effects of World War I. It makes a valuable addition to the historiography of the war, offering a well-rounded and empathetic portrayal of its psychological legacy.""--Dr Tom Thorpe, PR & Press Trustee and presenter/producer, ""Mentioned in Dispatches"" Podcast, The Western Front Association"

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"Stefanie Linden is a psychiatrist and historian of psychiatry. She has worked in mental health services in Germany and the United Kingdom and completed a PhD on shell shock at King's College London, which was the basis for her 2017 book ""They Called It Shell Shock"", also published with Helion. She is a lecturer in the Dept. of Health, Ethics and Society at Maastricht University and an Honorary Research Fellow at Cardiff University."

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