Introduction: Picking up the pieces -- The marital and the martial -- Rules of engagement, or "Write right!" -- Technologies of proximity -- "That's all she wrote" : telling Dear John stories -- "The modern Penelope" : analyzing the waiting wife -- Emotional injury : causes and consequences -- Severed ties and suicide -- Conclusion
Summary
A sweeping history of emotional life that explores how 'Dear John' letters became a rite of passage for American servicemen
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 14, 2022)