Civilians into soldiers (EPUB) von Emma Newlands
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War, the body and British Army recruits, 1939–45
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ISBN-13:
9781847799043
Veröffentl:
2016
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
232
Autor:
Emma Newlands
eBook Format:
EPUB
eBook-Typ:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Kurzbeschreibung
An examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction1. Examination2. Training3. Experimentation4. Active service5. Fear, wounding and deathConclusionsBibliographyIndex
Beschreibung
Civilians into soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemens personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they were inducted into military service. It follows the chronological experiences of wartime recruits, from their enlistment and training to their confrontations with wounding and death, and traces the significance of the body throughout. As such, it provides new ways of understanding how the British prepared for and conducted the Second World War.Civilians into soldiers will appeal to students and specialists in British social and cultural history, war studies and military medicine and health.
Autor
Emma Newlands is a Lecturer in History at the University of Strathclyde
Schlagwörter zu:
Civilians into soldiers von Emma Newlands - mit der ISBN: 9781847799043
HISTORY / Social History; Body; British Army; Health; Medicine; Military culture; Second World War, Online-Buchhandlung
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