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Killer Butterflies: Combat, Psychology and Morale in the British 19th (Western) Division 1915-18
James Roberts
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Description for Killer Butterflies: Combat, Psychology and Morale in the British 19th (Western) Division 1915-18
Hardback. Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, 8 b/w ills. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWD; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
In this ground-breaking work, James Roberts examines the willingness and ability of British volunteer and conscript infantrymen of the Great War to perform the soldier's fundamental role: to kill or maim the enemy, and accept the attendant chance of being killed or wounded. The literature to date has been, paradoxically, somewhat silent on the soldier's part in the act of killing. This study recovers this neglected narrative through the experiences of 19th (Western) Division, as recorded in their unit war diaries - a source generated primarily to record the experiences of combat. The study's findings ... Read more
In this ground-breaking work, James Roberts examines the willingness and ability of British volunteer and conscript infantrymen of the Great War to perform the soldier's fundamental role: to kill or maim the enemy, and accept the attendant chance of being killed or wounded. The literature to date has been, paradoxically, somewhat silent on the soldier's part in the act of killing. This study recovers this neglected narrative through the experiences of 19th (Western) Division, as recorded in their unit war diaries - a source generated primarily to record the experiences of combat. The study's findings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Helion & Company
Condition
New
Series
Wolverhampton Military Studies
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911512240
SKU
V9781911512240
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Ref
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About James Roberts
James Roberts was born in the Worcestershire town of Evesham in 1967. His interest in the Great War, inspired by stories of his Great Uncle Frank's mercurial career on the Western Front serving with D Coy, 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment, began at an early age. James studied History at the University of Worcester and was awarded his PhD in 2004. During ... Read more
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