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Secret Battle Emotional Survival In The Great War
Paperback Edition: 1
This book is about the battle for emotional survival of young British civilian soldiers during the Western Front in the First World War, and the part played by their families in that battle.
Family relationships, it contends, sustained throughout wartime separation by memories of home,
and by the letters and parcels sent by loved ones, played a key role in sustaining the morale of this young, largely amateur army. This is an original attempt to write the history of the war from the point of view of relationships between the home and battle fronts.
The book is aimed at general readers who are interested in the personal experience and psychological impact of the First World War on soldiers and their families.
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Pages : 348
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Publication date : 2010-08
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, First World War, Social & Cultural History