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Alex Mayhew provides new perspectives on military morale by exploring the experiences of English infantrymen in Belgium and France from 1914 to 1918. Drawing on approaches from anthropology, psychology, and sociology, he examines the morale and endurance of these soldiers and helps to explain how soldiers made sense of the Great War.

Table of Contents
List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Environment; 1. Familiarising the Western Front: Attachment to Belgium and France; 2. Enduring the Western Front: Winter and Morale; Part II. Social Groups; 3. Defining Duty: Obligation and the Cultural Foundations of Morale; 4. Imagining Home: Englishness in the Trenches; Part III. Crises and Morale; 5. Hoping for Peace: Victory and the Future; 6. Experiencing Crisis: Battle and Sensemaking, c. July 1917–June 1918; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

Making Sense of the Great War

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 4/18/2024 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009168755, 978-1009168755
      ISBN10: 1009168754
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Alex Mayhew provides new perspectives on military morale by exploring the experiences of English infantrymen in Belgium and France from 1914 to 1918. Drawing on approaches from anthropology, psychology, and sociology, he examines the morale and endurance of these soldiers and helps to explain how soldiers made sense of the Great War.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Environment; 1. Familiarising the Western Front: Attachment to Belgium and France; 2. Enduring the Western Front: Winter and Morale; Part II. Social Groups; 3. Defining Duty: Obligation and the Cultural Foundations of Morale; 4. Imagining Home: Englishness in the Trenches; Part III. Crises and Morale; 5. Hoping for Peace: Victory and the Future; 6. Experiencing Crisis: Battle and Sensemaking, c. July 1917–June 1918; Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.

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