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The Secret Battle: Emotional Survival in the Great War
Michael Roper
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Description for The Secret Battle: Emotional Survival in the Great War
Paperback. This is a study of domestic life during the war, of what people on the home front did to support men at the front, and of how soldiers in trenches organised the routines of feeding, rest, warmth, washing, that ensured their survival. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 215 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Cultural History of Modern War
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719083860
SKU
V9780719083860
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About Michael Roper
Michael Roper is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex. -- .
Reviews for The Secret Battle: Emotional Survival in the Great War
Roper has not only written a highly readable, riveting account of certain emotions at war, but has also contributed something very new to the history of warfare generally. There is simply nothing else like this book currently in the field. It will serve as a model upon which further research is conducted.'
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