{"product_id":"veterans-with-a-vision-canadas-war-blinded-in-peace-and-war-paperback-softback-9780774818568","title":"Veterans with a Vision; Canada's War Blinded in Peace and War (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774818568","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eVeterans with a Vision\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCanada's War Blinded in Peace and War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSerge Marc Durflinger (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774818568\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 22 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages, Printed in Clear Type, 54 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.92 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVeterans with a Vision\u003c\/em\u003e is a must read for historians interested in the social impact of war on Canadian society. It is well written, thoroughly researched, soundly organized, and poignantly relevant as Canada prepares to rehabilitate a new generation of veterans in the post-Afghanistan era.\u003c\/p\u003e - Alex Souchen, University of Western Ontario (Canadian Military History Journal) \u003cp\u003eDurflinger successfully illustrates the important contributions made by war blinded veterans to the creation of national institutions and celebrates the men who achieved personal success in spite of their disability. In spite of minor reservations, Veterans with a Vision makes important contributions to the field of veterans' studies, the development of the Canadian state, and will be a useful work for scholars of twentieth century Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e - Brian MacDowall, York University (Historire sociale - Social History, Vol. XLV, No 89)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHistory has told us something about our war dead but very little about our war wounded. \u003cem\u003eVeterans with a Vision\u003c\/em\u003e provides a vibrant, poignant, and very human history of Canada's war-blinded veterans, whose courage and the organization they created reshaped the way Canadians and successive governments perceived war disability and, in particular, blindness. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSerge Durflinger illuminates the lives of the war blinded by detailing the veterans' process of civil re-establishment, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and social and personal coping. He describes how, in 1922, a group of veterans formed the Sir Arthur Pearson Association of War Blinded (SAPA), closely linked to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). This organization effectively advocated for government pension entitlements, job retraining, and other social programs that allowed veterans to regain a strong measure of independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVeterans with a Vision\u003c\/em\u003e captures the spirit of perseverance that permeated the veterans' community and highlights the impacts made by the war blinded as advocates for all Canadian veterans and all blind citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Canada's First War Blinded, 1899-1918\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 The Sir Arthur Pearson Club of War Blinded Soldiers and Sailors, 1919-29\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 The Years of Struggle, 1930-39\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Rehabilitating the Blinded Casualties of the Second World War, 1939-50\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 Older and Wiser: Canada's War Blinded in the Aftermath of War, 1945-70\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 Twilight, 1971-2002\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531054543128,"sku":"9780774818568","price":25.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/veterans-with-a-vision-canadas-war-blinded-in-peace-and-war-paperback-softback-9780774818568","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}