Behind the front : British soldiers and French civilians, 1914-1918 / Craig Gibson.

"Until now scholars have looked for the source of the indomitable Tommy morale on the Western Front in innate British bloody-mindedness and irony, not to mention material concerns such as leave, food, rum, brothels, regimental pride, and male bonding. However, re-examining previously used sourc...

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Main Author: Gibson, Craig, 1964- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Series:Studies in the social and cultural history of modern warfare.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. Mobile Warfare, 1914: 1. The first campaign; Part II. Trench Warfare, 1914-1917: 2. Land; 3. Administration; 4. Billet; 5. Communication; 6. Friction; 7. Farms; 8. Damages; 9. Money; 10. Discipline; 11. Sex; Part III. Mobile Warfare, 1918: 12. The final campaign; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography.