“The Wounded Generation” provides a deep exploration what life was like for soldiers during and after WW2 . As a daughter of a Vietnam vet and the granddaughter of a WW2 and Korea Vet I’m deeply aware of how much war changes and affects you post war for years and decades to come. The book not only discussed mental health and addiction, but the inequalities black soldiers faced as they attempted to return to civilian life. I appreciated the rawness, the author never held back and shared many accounts I had never seen before. A fantastic book, it’s one I’ll be referring back to and recommending for years to come.

An excellent contribution to the literature on war re-integration in the 20th century. Unlike many books that focus on the welfare state after the Civil War and WWI, or legislative analysis of the GI Bill after WWII, David Nasaw offers a balanced approach that centers the social experience of soldier re-integration. I place this work alongside Canadian texts like "On To Civvy Street" by Peter Neary as first rate texts on the topic.