Author: Great Britain. Postal Censorship BureauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Censorship
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
The London Censorship, 1914-1919
Author: Great Britain. Postal Censorship BureauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Censorship
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
London Censorship 1914-1919
Author: Great Britain. Official press bureauPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
British Censorship of Civil Mails During World War I, 1914-1919
Author: Graham MarkPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
First World War Britain
Author: Peter DoylePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782001212
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
The First World War profoundly changed British society. The armed forces' need for mass recruitment saw the workforce severely depleted, with women stepping up to shoulder the burden; but nobody could ignore the social upheaval or the strains put upon daily life. With poverty a major issue at the outbreak of war, the extra wages put more food on the table for many families, in spite of rationing and shortages, and away from the front the nation prospered. The war intervened in all aspects of home life, and attacks from the sea and the air meant that civilians were caught up in 'total war'. Peter Doyle explores how British citizens met these challenges, looking at such aspects of daily life as clothing restrictions and popular arts, alongside broader issues like food shortages and industrial unrest.
Making Sense of the Great War
Author: Alex MayhewPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 100918573X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The First World War was an unprecedented crisis, with communities and societies enduring the unimaginable hardships of a prolonged conflict on an industrial scale. In Belgium and France, the terrible capacity of modern weaponry destroyed the natural world and exposed previously held truths about military morale and tactics as falsehoods. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers suffered some of the worst conditions that combatants have ever faced. How did they survive? What did it mean to them? How did they perceive these events? Whilst the trenches of the Western Front have come to symbolise the futility and hopelessness of the Great War, Alex Mayhew shows that English infantrymen rarely interpreted their experiences in this way. They sought to survive, navigated the crises that confronted them, and crafted meaningful narratives about their service. Making Sense of the Great War reveals the mechanisms that allowed them to do so.
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author: British MuseumPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibraryThe Last Great War
Author: Adrian GregoryPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521450373
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War.
Censorship and Propaganda in World War I
Author: Eberhard DemmPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350118613
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
This book demonstrates how people were kept ignorant by censorship and indoctrinated by propaganda. Censorship suppressed all information that criticized the army and government, that might trouble the population or weaken its morale. Propaganda at home emphasized the superiority of the fatherland, explained setbacks by blaming scapegoats, vilified and ridiculed the enemy, warned of the disastrous consequences of defeat and extolled duty and sacrifice. The propaganda message also infiltrated entertainment and the visual arts. Abroad it aimed to demoralize enemy troops and stir up unrest among national minorities and other marginalized groups. The many illustrations and organograms provide a clear visual demonstration of Demm's argument.
Citizen Soldiers
Author: Helen B. McCartneyPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139448093
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
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, whilst their civilian backgrounds helped them challenge those in command if they felt they were being treated unfairly. The book examines the soldier not only in his military context but in terms of his social and cultural life. It will appeal to anyone wishing to understand how the British soldier thought and behaved during the First World War.