From Shell Shock to PTSD: The Hidden Cost of War for Australian Soldiers

‘For the first time… the collective story of the tens of thousands of Australian soldiers who returned home with mental injuries… Their wounds were no less real because they were often hidden.’
— Major General John H. Pearn AO RFD, Former Surgeon-General, Australian Defence Force

‘A landmark contribution to understanding the human cost of Australia’s military history.’

Across more than a century of conflict, Australian soldiers have returned home carrying invisible wounds. From Gallipoli to th...