The Background of Shell Shock

By Tiffany Littler

Soldiers are often looked at as heroes. However, some soldiers from World War I were looked at as cowards. Their unusual behavior and concerns of continuing to fight in the war were called nonsense, when deep down the soldiers were suffering in their own minds.

The term Shell Shock was created during World War I. According to Sparticus Educational, the British Army identified 80,000 men suffering from Shell Shock between 1914-1918. Some soldiers broke down under pressure and refused to obey orders or left. Those soldiers were punished and some were even executed.

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