Between the wars

[TonyJoe]

I'm interested in any books, fiction or non-fiction, about the aftermath of the war, the 20's and 30's, and particularly the experience of ex-servicemen. More social impact than military developments. Can anyone recommend anything?

[Owen D]

For a Canadian viewpoint try

Winning the Second Battle: Canadian Veterans and the Return to Civilian Life 1915-1930 by Desmond Morton, Glenn Wright

A review here as a PDF file.

http://www.cbmh.ca/archive/00000188/

I bought it and read it back in 1992 and it's been sat on the shelf since. Heavy going.

[Michael Molkentin]

The following is a very well done article that examines the experiences of temporary officers after the war. It has a very 'social' focus, and looks at a number of plays and novels from the 1920s/1930s and how they portrayed the ex-soliders, and in particular, the ex-temporary officer.

Martin Peter, "Temporary Gentlemen in the Aftermath of the Great War: Rank, Status and the Ex-Officer Problem", The Historical Journal, Vol 37, No 1, March 1994, pp. 127-152.

Michael