Part of a series of lectures we have had throughout the year. Dr. Kinder will look at the way hollywood has shied away from war wounds and how military propaganda is used to downplay the loss of life and limb in wars. In this talk, kinder will look at the history of american war through the eyes of five disabled veterans. We welcome dr. Kinder from Oklahoma State university where he is a professor of history and american studies. He is the author of paying with their bodies which came out two years ago. He is currently completing a zoos inthe history of world war ii. Please welcome Professor John kinder. Professor kinder thank you. [applause] kinder thank you for inviting me to speak with you this evening. This is a real pleasure and i look forward to the day im able to come back here, hopefully soon as a researcher. I want to point out from the physician. I am not a i am a historian and a cultural historian at that. Which means when it comes to war, i am less interested in medical adv
Downplayed wars consumption of life and limb in wars. Moving from the margins to the center of the american war story in this talk, kinder will look , at the history of american war through the eyes of five disabled veterans. What emerges is a portrait of a nation struggling and often failing to mitigate the human cost of military conflict. We welcome dr. Kinder from Oklahoma State university where he is associate professor of history and american studies. Paying withhor of their bodies, which came out two years ago. And he is currently completing a zooson the history of thi in world war ii. Please welcome Professor John kinder. [applause] professor kinder thank you. Let me just arrange this real quick. First off, i want to thank the new york academy of medicine for inviting me to speak with you this evening. This is a real pleasure and i look forward to the day im able to come back here, hopefully soon as a researcher. To use this amazing collection. I want to point out from the start