The author details the mental and physical impacts of World War I on soldiers returning to Western Australia, particularly those of the Australian Infantry Force. She considers tuberculosis and mental health treatment and suicide as key factors affecting their health and mortality and describes the role of Western Australians in the war effort, the realities of the battlefield, and the return of servicemen to their home communities, then the impact of tuberculosis on returned servicemen, their families, and the wider community; shell shock and psychiatric treatment at the main state institutions and homes; the personal struggles of returned soldiers who turned to suicide when they were unable to cope with their war experiences after their return to civilian life; and family stories of life after the war. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation 2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
