| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ; 22
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Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare ; 22.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Pre-war Liverpool and the Territorial Force -- pt. 1. Territorial characteristics and the morale of the soldier. 'Cuff and collar battalions': social change and its impact on the unit -- 'Common ties at home and strong county pride': the persistence and importance of county uniformity -- The links with home: communication between the home front and the fighting front during the Great War -- pt. 2. Command, discipline and the citizen soldier. Command and consent in the trenches -- Discipline, punishment and the Territorial ethos -- pt. 3. Attitudes and experience: the war and its aftermath. The experience of active service on the Western Front -- The aftermath of war. |
| Summary |
Citizen Soldiers uses letters and official sources to investigate the experience of the British soldier in the First World War. It casts new light on the soldier's relationship with home, his attitudes towards war, command and discipline within the army and the importance of local identity to military morale. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Army. King's Liverpool Regiment.
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Great Britain. Army. King's Liverpool Regiment. |
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Great Britain. Army -- Military life.
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Great Britain. Army. |
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World War (1914-1918) |
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Großbritannien King's Liverpool Regiment. |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects.
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Social aspects. |
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Soldiers -- England -- Liverpool -- Social life and customs.
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Soldiers. |
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England -- Liverpool. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
1914-1918 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCartney, Helen B. Citizen soldiers. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005 0521848008 (DLC) 2006295390 (OCoLC)61176544 |
| ISBN |
0511134363 (electronic book) |
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0511133707 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511133701 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0521848008 |
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9780521848008 |
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0511135130 |
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9780511135132 |
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9780511134364 (electronic book) |
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9780511497117 (electronic book) |
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0511497113 (electronic book) |
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9780511137303 (electronic book) |
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0511137303 (electronic book) |
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1280308966 |
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9781280308963 |
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9786610308965 |
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6610308969 |
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0521848008 (Cloth) |
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9780521848008 |
| Report No. |
MYILIB_CUp |
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