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From patriotic rhetoric to the gritty realism of the Front Line, this anthology juxtaposes women's writing of fact and fiction and aims to present a rounded picture of World War I as it was lived and fought by women across Britain.

Table of Contents

Part One - The Beginning
1. The outbreak of war
2. Belgium
Part Two - Attitudes to the war
3. Patriotism
4. Pacificism
5. Conscription
6. Loves, separation and sexuality
Part Three - The experience of war
7. The battle front
8. The home front
9. Under fire
10. Medical care
11. Other war work
Part Four - The end
12. Armistice and aftermath

Womens Writing of the First World War An

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/03/2000
      ISBN13: 9780719050732, 978-0719050732
      ISBN10: 719050731

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From patriotic rhetoric to the gritty realism of the Front Line, this anthology juxtaposes women's writing of fact and fiction and aims to present a rounded picture of World War I as it was lived and fought by women across Britain.

      Table of Contents

      Part One - The Beginning
      1. The outbreak of war
      2. Belgium
      Part Two - Attitudes to the war
      3. Patriotism
      4. Pacificism
      5. Conscription
      6. Loves, separation and sexuality
      Part Three - The experience of war
      7. The battle front
      8. The home front
      9. Under fire
      10. Medical care
      11. Other war work
      Part Four - The end
      12. Armistice and aftermath

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