Author: Peter McLaughlinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Ragtime Soldiers
Author: Peter McLaughlinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Soldiers
Author: The Soldiers' Press
Author: G. SealPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137303263
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Through the first comprehensive investigation and analysis of the English language trench periodicals of the First World War, The Soldiers' Press presents a cultural interpretation of the means and methods through which consent was negotiated between the trenches and the home front.
Soldiers’ Songs and Slang of the Great War
Author: Martin PeglerPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472809289
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
A celebration of cheerful determination in the face of appalling adversity, Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War reveals the bawdy and satiric sense of humour of the Tommy in the trenches. Published to coincide with the centenary of the First World War, this collection of rousing marching songs, cheering ditties, evocative sing-alongs and complete diction of soldiers' slang reveals the best of British and Allied humour of the period. Wonderfully illustrated with Punch cartoons, posters and the soldiers' own Wipers Times, this nostalgic book will not only delight but also give a real sense of daily life amidst the mud and blood of the trenches for American, Canadian, Australian and British soldiers.
Ragtime Soldier Man
Author: E. PfeifferThe Bookman
Author: Sounds of War
Author: Emma HannaPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110848008X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Music in all its forms was an indispensable part of everyday life in Britain's armed forces during the Great War.
Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
Author: M. T. HowardPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1009348418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
During Zimbabwe's war of liberation (1965–80), fought between Zimbabwean nationalists and the minority-white Rhodesian settler-colonial regime, thousands of black soldiers volunteered for and served in the Rhodesian Army. This seeming paradox has often been noted by scholars and military researchers, yet little has been heard from black Rhodesian veterans themselves. Drawing from original interviews with black Rhodesian veterans and extensive archival research, M. T. Howard tackles the question of why so many black soldiers fought steadfastly and effectively for the Rhodesian Army, demonstrating that they felt loyalty to their comrades and regiments and not the Smith regime. Howard also shows that units in which black soldiers served – particularly the Rhodesian African Rifles – were fundamental to the Rhodesian counter-insurgency campaign. Highlighting the pivotal role black Rhodesian veterans played during both the war and the tumultuous early years of independence, this is a crucial contribution to the study of Zimbabwean decolonisation.
American Stories
Author: Jason RipperPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317477057
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This book is ideal for any introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing. It's designed to supplement a main text, and focuses on "personalized history" presented through engaging biographies of famous and less-well-known figures from 1865 to the present. Historical patterns and trends appear as they are seen through individual lives, and the selection of profiled individuals reflects a cultural awareness and a multicultural perspective.
Soldiers and Settlers in Africa, 1850-1918
Author: Stephen MillerPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047444795
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
The essays in this volume concentrate on imperial conflict. Until recently, most historians of empire have concerned themselves with economic issues. More recently, scholarship has turned to social and cultural aspects of Empire. The role of the military, however, continues to be largely ignored. Historians have traditionally viewed the military as an arm of the civil power, an institution which did not create policy but faithfully obeyed the directives given to it. These essays show that indeed the military thought for itself: its officers made policy, introduced new strategies and tactics, and utilized the services of local settlers and indigenes to pursue the interests of empire, and the rank and file informed ideas in Great Britain concerning Africa and Africans. Contributors are Edward M. Spiers, Ian F.W. Beckett, Bill Nasson, John Laband, Paul Thompson, Fransjohan Pretorius, Tim Stapleton, Ian van der Waag, James Thomas, Jeffrey Meriwether, and Bruce Vandervort.