minds were turning to the postwar future and the challenges of demobilization. Many expressed growing concern about a wide psychological gulf that had opened between men fighting overseas and the “folks back home.” Among veterans, feelings of bitterness and alienation were common. Their resentments were complicated, sometimes ambivalent or inchoate—but in general, veterans felt let down by their fellow citizens. Their anger tended to flare up suddenly and unexpectedly, often taking civilians by surprise. Any mention of industrial strikes aroused their fury,
