TY - BOOK ID - 136518442 TI - The politics of veteran benefits in the twentieth century : a comparative history AU - Crotty, Martin AU - Diamant, Neil J. AU - Edele, Mark PY - 2021 SN - 1501751638 PB - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Veterans KW - Veteran reintegration KW - Services for KW - History KW - Government policy. KW - Social conditions KW - Veterans, war, Veteran studies, Military affairs, Comparative history, Comparative politics. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136518442 AB - What happened to veterans of the nations involved in the world wars? How did they fare when they returned home and needed benefits? How were they recognized-or not-by their governments and fellow citizens? Where and under what circumstances did they obtain an elevated postwar status? In this sophisticated comparative history of government policies regarding veterans, Martin Crotty, Neil J. Diamant, and Mark Edele examine veterans' struggles for entitlements and benefits in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, the Soviet Union, China, Germany, and Australia after both global conflicts. They illuminate how veterans' success or failure in winning benefits were affected by a range of factors that shaped their ability to exert political influence. ER -