RodB Posted 24 April , 2006 Share Posted 24 April , 2006 Major Tyquin of the army's medical corps has published this to coincide with Anzac day. According to the Sydney Morning Herald review he looks at the the other side of the Anzac legend : diggers left mentally damaged. I hope to get hold of a copy soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Posted 24 April , 2006 Share Posted 24 April , 2006 It will be interesting reading. Shall look for a copy. Thanks for the tip. Cheers Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 Major Tyquin of the army's medical corps has published this to coincide with Anzac day. According to the Sydney Morning Herald review he looks at the the other side of the Anzac legend : diggers left mentally damaged. I hope to get hold of a copy soon. Can you please provide this Canadian (Toronto) researcher who is writing a history of shell shock in the CEF the FULL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL details on this book and WHERE the BEST places to buy this book might be? Thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete1052 Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 The handyman at my family's camp in Maine in the '50s and '60s was Percy, an American Doughboy who had shell shock. He couldn't abide cities and towns, so he did odd jobs in the country. Not the same book, but here's another one: Military Stress and Performance Managing stress is an important issue not only for the military, but equally for other high-risk professions. Focusing on the Australian Defence Force experience, this work provides a synthesis of a wide range of research, offering a coherent, integrated approach to the subject. Author: , George Kearney; Mark Creamer; Ric Marshall & Others Publisher: Melbourne University Press ISBN: 0522850545 Format: Paperback Book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 Hi John See the following for purchasing a copy of this book: http://www.warbooks.com.au/IndividualBooks...20MILITARY.html Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 A War of Nerves; soldiers and Psychiatrists, 1914-1994 Ben Shepard ISBN 0-7126-6783-0 Pimlico (Random House Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 Hi John See the following for purchasing a copy of this book: http://www.warbooks.com.au/IndividualBooks...20MILITARY.html Cheers, Frev Knowing still how long a major long distance air flight will take what with security precautions these days and the price charged Canadians for this book - is there ANYONE who can tell us here exactly what the table of contents indicates, the scope of what he includes AND excludes (for example does he distinguish between shell shock and the INSANE?),his sources (primary, secondary, personal,etc...)? My book will be very long and academic. ALSO I intend to identify ALL the war time id shell shocked (about 10,000 at present) and as many of the post-1918 as I can. Does anyone know how I can reach via EMAIL the author? I believe he is a serving Major in the Australian Army Medical Corps possibly attached to the Australian Army History Unit. Thanks all. Johnny CANUCK! Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 18 November , 2006 Share Posted 18 November , 2006 A War of Nerves; soldiers and Psychiatrists, 1914-1994 Ben Shepard ISBN 0-7126-6783-0 Pimlico (Random House Kim A well written but still a JOURNALISTIC account and definitely NOT a MEDICAL nor an ACADEMIC account. One should stress a journalistic historically based narrative (done fairly well by the way) rather than the definitive history etc..... Tx, John Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crunchy Posted 22 November , 2006 Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Does anyone know how I can reach via EMAIL the author? I believe he is a serving Major in the Australian Army Medical Corps possibly attached to the Australian Army History Unit. Thanks all. Johnny CANUCK! Toronto Hi John, I have just sen this post, hence the delay. I have spoken to the relevant authorities and if you write to: Directorate of Officer Career Management - Army R8-8-021 Russell Offices CANBERRA Austrlian Capital Territory 2600 Australia they will pass your request onto Major Tyquin. We do not have an Army Historical Unit and they cannot provide his contact details for privacy reasons. You will need to include your reasons for wishing to contact him and provide you full contact details.It is then up to Tyquin to contact you. Hope this helps and all the best with your book. Regards Crunchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 28 December , 2006 Share Posted 28 December , 2006 Hi John See the following for purchasing a copy of this book: http://www.warbooks.com.au/IndividualBooks...20MILITARY.html Cheers, Frev Although when you first posted this I think I was able to get the page up despite repeatedly trying I cannot now December 27,2006 here in Toronto, Canada I cannot. Any way to furnish me with full ordering details, etc...from this publisher site, etc....? Any way to using the book's isbn number to track the actual publisher (official Army history?) and of course direct contact and ordering information (this latter is refereable to the commercial publisher)? Tx, John a little wee bookshocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 28 December , 2006 Share Posted 28 December , 2006 John I've probably had too much Christmas 'cheer' - still feeling a little 'seedy' & I haven't quite get my head around what you're after. (Especially since the link I posted to the War Book Shop still works fine for me) Anyway, I'm guessing you want the publishers address?? So here it is: Australian Military History Publications 13 Veronica Place Loftus, NSW, Australia, 2232 Phone: 02-9542-6771 Fax: 02-9542-6787 [iSBN: 1876 439 890] Finally read this just before Christmas - and have to say as interesting & informative as I found it - I feel he could have written it in 90 pages rather than 180. By the time I got to the finish the repetition had just about driven me 'mad'! Happy New Year, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 28 December , 2006 Share Posted 28 December , 2006 John I've probably had too much Christmas 'cheer' - still feeling a little 'seedy' & I haven't quite get my head around what you're after. (Especially since the link I posted to the War Book Shop still works fine for me) Anyway, I'm guessing you want the publishers address?? So here it is: Australian Military History Publications 13 Veronica Place Loftus, NSW, Australia, 2232 Phone: 02-9542-6771 Fax: 02-9542-6787 [iSBN: 1876 439 890] Finally read this just before Christmas - and have to say as interesting & informative as I found it - I feel he could have written it in 90 pages rather than 180. By the time I got to the finish the repetition had just about driven me 'mad'! Happy New Year, Frev Happy New Years to you as well down under! I suspect that under 200 pages that it might be a very tight and well written account or explanation. My book aims to be definitive . I still think that the Tyquin book will be good though for the framework, context, some sources, the Australian contemporary angles etc...on shell shock. The literature is vast. I presume that you have given me a full mailing address above. Any way that they have their own web page(s) and/or email(s)? The last would of course be a real SHOCKER! John Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Best Posted 31 December , 2006 Share Posted 31 December , 2006 John 20 years ago I was on exchange at the Canadian Forces Medical Services School at Base Borden, a little over 50 km (if I remember right) north of Toronto on the Barrie road. The School had a fair library and may have one or 2 titles that might be hard for you to find. I'm sure there'd be an interest there in your project as well. Doubtless, you've already accessed the interesting report on Canadian psychological casualties prepared for SHAEF in WWII. Have it somewhere, but it could take years to find it in the turmoil that is my collection. As to Tyquin, I have Gallipoli - The Medical War and Little By Little. I wouldn't describe his work as a 'cracking good read' but I do enjoy his provocativeness. Good luck with your project. Look forward to seeing it reviewed in the [british] Army Medical Services Journal. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 31 December , 2006 Share Posted 31 December , 2006 Thanks Chris for your positive encouragement. It is a Long Long Trail to Tipperary as they say but I am certainly well on my way. My work is academic and thoroughly researched. In next few days I will be seriously deciding how and which software to use for my initial shell shock db of casualties and victims. More bibliographical notes will be taken etc..... I already as you can imagine have a great deal of great stuff including British as well as Canadian (and other nations as well). One thing though: what about French, German, Italian and Belgium shell shock MODERN historical books? For almost all of these countries despite WW 2 much of their medical and hospital records survive but one hardly sees any books from them! Might even make it to Ottawa first weekish of January! Tx again and best wishes Chris for your new year! John Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Best Posted 2 January , 2007 Share Posted 2 January , 2007 Thanks John. I try to spend at least a week a year down at Kew, usually in the late winter early spring. I'll try to remember to PM/email you when next trravelling there. Would be happy to spend a few hours photographing files specified by you. Keep me in your info loop. My interest is non-professional, but was seriously stimulated by a book written by an old boy of my, son's school, Pocklington: Anatomy of Courage Lord Moran Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajrichar Posted 15 January , 2008 Share Posted 15 January , 2008 John Did you end up getting a copy of Michael Tyquin's book? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 15 January , 2008 Share Posted 15 January , 2008 John Did you end up getting a copy of Michael Tyquin's book? Andrew I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I was prepared to phone long distance even to Australia direct to the publisher and give them which I dislike doing my credit card information via phone. So no I still do NOT have a copy of this interesting book. In the meantime I have copied two entire Canadian field ambulance hospital admission books! (took a few weeks but what the heck eh?) and am imminently about to start my Access dbs on Canadian shell shock. Any way you can help me get a new or nearly new copy of this book? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frev Posted 15 January , 2008 Share Posted 15 January , 2008 John - I still can't understand why you can't get the link to the War Book Shop to work (in post 5) Incase you hadn't realised - the bookshop & the publishers of the book are one and the same. [ie. Australian Military History Publications & the War Book Shop] The website is: www.warbooks.com.au Email address is: warbookshop@bigpond.com Contact is Clive Baker Cheers, Frev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 15 January , 2008 Share Posted 15 January , 2008 I know Michael. Just did a course with him. If anyone wants to contact him direct send me a PM. Rgds Tim D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 16 January , 2008 Share Posted 16 January , 2008 Hello ANZACS! I think you can acces my email via the GWF (?) since my mail box on the GWF is currently full. In the next day or so I will more or less empty it out by copying messages. Please bear with me. Thanks to the 3 ANZACS who have tried to help this Canadian out. Find the 1997 Victoria University dissertation quite interesting as a good lead and as a cross-cultural comparison for returned ANZACS suffering from mental health issues. Thanks John Feel free to pass on my direct email to the author of Military Madness btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 16 January , 2008 Share Posted 16 January , 2008 Have sent Michael an e-mail on your behalf John. Rgds Tim D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glosters Posted 17 January , 2008 Share Posted 17 January , 2008 I researched a soldier who was discharged from the British Army after the Boer War on medical grounds. Across his discharge sheet was written the word 'Insane'. He then went to Australia and in 1914 enlisted, falsely claiming that he had served 12 years in the Army. He went to Gallipoli, landing on the first day, was wounded and returned to Australia. On release from hospital he was sent to Egypt and then to France. He was then sent to England and into hospital with various mental problems. Finally, he was sent back to Australia and discharged as "lunatic but harmless". He had managed to make the rank of Sergeant by then! The medical board found that his problems were brought on by "stress of the campaign". Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 17 January , 2008 Share Posted 17 January , 2008 Like many other Sgts I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajrichar Posted 18 January , 2008 Share Posted 18 January , 2008 Hi John Let me know of you need any further assistance with contacting Michael Tyquin or in getting a copy of the book. Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 19 January , 2008 Share Posted 19 January , 2008 I researched a soldier who was discharged from the British Army after the Boer War on medical grounds. Across his discharge sheet was written the word 'Insane'. He then went to Australia and in 1914 enlisted, falsely claiming that he had served 12 years in the Army. He went to Gallipoli, landing on the first day, was wounded and returned to Australia. On release from hospital he was sent to Egypt and then to France. He was then sent to England and into hospital with various mental problems. Finally, he was sent back to Australia and discharged as "lunatic but harmless". He had managed to make the rank of Sergeant by then! The medical board found that his problems were brought on by "stress of the campaign". Steve There are several excellently documented cases of what we would not call mentally ill persons prior to 1914 enlisting voluntarilly and serving okay during the war and when the war ended reverting to what we would not label as mentally ill symptoms and thus treated accordingly. Military service required obedience and was of course structured for the lower ranks: hence those who had difficulties making decisions for their own welfare had most if not nearly all such decisions made for them. Secondly soldiers could as we now know be suffering from multiple mental illnesses concurrently. Thus a soldier could be a schizophrenic AND suffering from "shell shock." John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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