From Vietnam to Hell: Interviews with Victims of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

by Shirley Dicks

Overview

"I broke into a house, entering from the back door. When I left, two people inside were dead. I don't remember killing them, but I know I must have. All I can remember is the police chasing me. I thought I was in the jungle, with the Cong chasing me, trying to kill me before I could kill them.... I was nineteen years old and the Vietnam War was the high point in my life. I didn't come home in a body bag or a wheel chair. Even though I thought I had come home a complete person, it's evident that I didn't"—from the interview with Gary Cone.

Interviews with Vietnam veterans and their family members explain as nothing else can the emotional consequences of wartime experiences. Many of these interviewees are now in prison as a result of the substance abuse or violence that characterizes PTSD.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786469444
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	03/09/2012
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Shirley Dicks is the author of 12 books, which are listed on her website at www.shirleydicks.org. She lives in Beechgrove, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction     

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder     
Dale Barnes —U.S. Army     
Jerry Barnet—U.S. Army     
Gary Cone—U.S. Army     
Nelson—U.S. Marine Corps     
Robert Davis—U.S. Army     
Fred—U.S. Navy     
John Lohman—U.S. Army     
Eugene "Red McDaniel—U.S. Naval Pilot     
Chuck Dean—U.S. Army     
Point Man Ministries     
Sgt. Jake—U.S. Army     
Dan—U.S. Army     
Fort Steer—John Steer     
Dawn Chavez—Wife of Veteran     
David Knight—U.S. Army     
Fred Love—U.S. Marines     
Donna—Wife of Veteran     
Larry Hiller—U.S. Marine Corps     
Mike Harris—U. S. Navy     
Astrid Ortega, RN—Army Nurse Corps     
John—U.S. Marine Corps     
Craig McLaren—U.S. Army     
Sam Grashio—U.S. Army     
Arthur Brown—U.S. Army     

Index     

Editorial Reviews

Dicks provides an excellent montage of autobiographical sketches by Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD”—Choice; “an oral history of 23 Vietnam veterans and wives of veterans who have been affected by PTSD”—Veteran.

From the Publisher

Dicks provides an excellent montage of autobiographical sketches by Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD

Choice

Interviews with Vietnam veterans and their family members explain the emotional consequences of wartime experiences. Many of the interviewees are now in prison as a result of the substance abuse or violence that characterizes PTSD. No bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"an oral history of 23 Vietnam veterans and wives of veterans who have been affected by PTSD"

Veteran