Author: Edward Wilfrid Baxby ProudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
History of British Army Postal Service: 1903-1927
Author: Edward Wilfrid Baxby ProudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
History of British Army Postal Service: 1882-1902
Author: Edward Wilfrid Baxby ProudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
The Great War Handbook
Author: Geoff BridgerPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844688461
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A guide to daily life and experiences for British servicemen in World War I, from recruitment and training to the battle and its aftermath. Geoff Bridger’s Great War Handbook answers many of the basic questions newcomers ask when confronted by this enormous and challenging subject of World War One—not only what happened and why, but what was the Great War like for ordinary soldiers who were caught up in it. He describes the conditions the soldiers endured, the deadly risks they ran, their daily routines and the small roles they played in the complex military machine they were part of. His comprehensive survey of every aspect of the soldier’s life, from recruitment and training, through the experience of battle and its appalling aftermath, is an essential guide for students, family historians, teachers and anyone who is eager to gain an all-round understanding of the nature of the conflict. Praise for The Great War Handbook “The book contains a wealth of information on a diverse range of topics within its 200 pages. The Great War Handbook does an excellent job of bringing together concise explanations of a number of key areas. It always amazes me just how much there is to learn about the war, and novice and seasoned researchers alike will find something of interest here, and I know it is a book I will continue to refer to in the future.” —Firetrench Reviews
The Postal History of the British Army in World War I, Before and After, 1903-1929
Author: Alistair KennedyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postmarks
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Feldpoststempel ; Grossbritannien und Nordirland.
The Work of the Dead
Author: Thomas W. LaqueurPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400874513
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 745
Book Description
The meaning of our concern for mortal remains—from antiquity through the twentieth century The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters—for individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambitious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century. The book draws on a vast range of sources—from mortuary archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that the dead do for the living: making human communities that connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead during the Middle Ages and why the cemetery largely supplanted it during the modern period. He traces how and why since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping death of its history, ultimately failed—and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture. A fascinating chronicle of how we shape the dead and are in turn shaped by them, this is a landmark work of cultural history.
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James WellsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1330
Book Description
Annual Bibliography of British and Irish History
Author: The Secret Battle
Author: Michael RoperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
What did home mean to British soldiers and how did it help them to cope with the psychological strains of the Great War? Family relationships lie at the heart of this book. It explores the contribution letters and parcels from home played in maintaining the morale of this largely young, amateur army. And it shows how soldiers, in their turn, sought to adapt domestic habits to the trenches. Pursuing the unconscious clues within a rich collection of letters and memoirs with the help of psychoanalytical ideas, including those formulated by the veteran tank commander Wilfred Bion, this study asks fundamental questions about the psychological resources of this generation of young men. It reveals how the extremities of battle exposed the deepest emotional ties of childhood, and went on marking the post-war domestic lives of those who returned.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2852
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books 1976 to 1982
Author: British LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description