| Veterans with a Vision: Canada's War Blinded in Peace and War Contributor(s): Durflinger, Serge Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774818565 ISBN-13: 9780774818568 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General - History | Military - Canada - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.868 |
| Series: Studies in Canadian Military History |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (2.00 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1940's - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: History has told us something about our war dead but very little about our war wounded. Veterans with a Vision provides a vibrant, poignant, and very human history of Canada's war-blinded veterans and of the organization they founded in 1922, the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded. Serge Durflinger details the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping and describes their public advocacy for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs. This book captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community and highlights the accomplishments of the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and for all blind citizens. |