Battle fatigue (Patreon)

Published:

2016-06-28 22:58:51

Imported:

2022-05

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I was a bit nervous uploading this one. Would people object to it in some way? I am more confident now, as I have today received a few e-mails from ex-service personnel who have thanked me for getting it as right as I did. It is discursive, and a little bit speculative, and perhaps a bit long, and has a big complicated issue to deal with. Soonish, I'll upload another long one about the problems of training men to kill.

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Battle fatigue - did it affect soldiers in the ancient world?

We know that soldiers today suffer from the mental stresses of combat, but did those of the ancient world do too? Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige The mental symptoms suffered by soldiers who have been in war include depression, insomnia, nightmares, flashbacks, substance abuse, being constantly hyper-alert, and emotional numbness.