Civilians into soldiers : war, the body and British army recruits, 1939-45 /
Civilians into Soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemen's personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Cultural history of modern war.
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| Summary: | Civilians into Soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemen's personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they were inducted into military service. It follows the chronological experiences of wartime recruits, from their enlistment and training to their confrontations with wounding and death, and traces the significance of the body throughout. As such, it provides new ways of understanding how the British prepared for and conducted the Second World War. Civilians into Soldiers will appeal to students and specialists in British social and cultural history, war studies and military medicine and health.--Provided by publisher. |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks EBSCO eBook History Collection EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America Books at JSTOR Evidence Based Acquisitions |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 214 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1781707863 9781781707869 9781847799050 1847799051 |
