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Bloody Good
Allen J. Frantzen
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Description for Bloody Good
Hardcover. Allen J. Frantzen traces chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they resulted in highly influential models of behaviour for men in combat. Num Pages: 360 pages, 26 colour plates, 93 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 624.
In the popular imagination, World War I stands for the horror of all wars. The unprecedented scale of the war and the mechanized weaponry it introduced to battle brought an abrupt end to the romantic idea that soldiers were somehow knights in shining armor who always vanquished their foes and saved the day. Yet the concept of chivalry still played a crucial role in how soldiers saw themselves in the conflict.
Here for the first time, Allen J. Frantzen traces these chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they ... Read more
In the popular imagination, World War I stands for the horror of all wars. The unprecedented scale of the war and the mechanized weaponry it introduced to battle brought an abrupt end to the romantic idea that soldiers were somehow knights in shining armor who always vanquished their foes and saved the day. Yet the concept of chivalry still played a crucial role in how soldiers saw themselves in the conflict.
Here for the first time, Allen J. Frantzen traces these chivalric ideals from the Great War back to their origins in the Middle Ages and shows how they ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226260853
SKU
V9780226260853
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Ref
99-1
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