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Citizen Soldiers

Citizen Soldiers

McCartney, Helen B.

Hardcover

Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare, Book 22

British HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 0521848008
ISBN13: 9780521848008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 3 2005
Pages: 294
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.46 Depth: 9.28
Language: English
The popular image of the British soldier in the First World War is of a passive victim, caught up in events beyond his control, and isolated from civilian society. This book offers a different vision of the soldier's experience of war. Using letters and official sources relating to Liverpool units, Helen McCartney shows how ordinary men were able to retain their civilian outlook and use it to influence their experience in the trenches. These citizen soldiers came to rely on local, civilian loyalties and strong links with home to bolster their morale and challenge those in command.

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