The medical and psychological legacies of the Vietnam War are major and continuing issues for veterans, their families and the community, yet the facts about the impact of Agent Orange, post-traumatic stress disorder and other long-term health aspects are little understood. The Long Shadow sets the record straight about the health of Vietnam veterans and reveals a more detailed and complex picture. Profiling the stories of the veterans themselves, this comprehensive and authoritative book is a pioneering work of history on the aftermath of war. It takes a broad approach to the medical legacies, exploring the post-war experiences of Vietnam veterans, the evolution and development of the repatriation system in the post-Vietnam decades and the evolving medical understanding of veterans' health issues.

• The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the medical legacies of the Vietnam War.
• This pioneering work from an esteemed historian sets the record straight on the aftermath of the Vietnam War.
• Foreword by Vietnam veteran and former Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove.

About the Author
Peter Yule is a Research Fellow of the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. He has published over 20 books on Australian military, medical and economic history, including histories of the Collins Class submarine project, Australian National Airways and the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.

Reviews
In this major work, a defining account of those men and women who served in the Vietnam War and their challenges in its aftermath, Peter Yule has combined empathy, insight and forensic research of the highest order.""- General Sir Peter Cosgrove;

""Most veterans were either alcoholics or workaholics and I fitted into the latter category.""- Chris Cannin (6RAR, 1967; 7RAR, 1967-68);

""When I look back and I see what I used to do ... there were a lot of things wrong that I would never ever admit to at the time ... I thought I was fine, but I wasn't.""- Alan Thornton (17 Construction Squadron, 1968-69)



Book Information
ISBN 9781742237183
Author Peter Yule
Format Hardback
Page Count 688
Imprint NewSouth Publishing
Publisher NewSouth Publishing