CiNii 図書 - Troop morale and popular culture in the British and Dominion armies, 1914-1918

The front-line soldiers of the First World War endured appalling conditions in the trenches and suffered unprecedented slaughter in battle. Their morale, as much as the strategy of their commanders, played the crucial part in determining the outcome of `the war to end all wars'. J. G. Fuller examines the experience of the soldiers of the British and Dominion armies. How did the troops regard their plight? What did they think they were fighting for? Dr Fuller draws on a variety of contemporary sources, including over a hundred magazines produced by the soldiers themselves. This is the first scholarly analysis of the trench journalism which played an important role in the lives of the ordinary soldiers. Other themes explored include the nature of patriotism, discipline, living conditions, and leisure activities such as sport, concert parties, and the music hall. Dr Fuller's vivid and detailed study throws new light on the question of warfare, and in particular how the British and Dominion armies differed from those of their allies and opponents, which were wracked by mutiny or defeat as the war went on.

Introduction
Trench journalism
Morale
Patriotism and the place of the army in British society
Organization of the British and Dominion forces
Discipline and relationships between the ranks
Life in the line
Behind the lines
Leisure
Continuity in the soldiers' lives
Homogeneity of the British and Dominion forces
conclusion
Appendix A. Troop journals
Appendix B. Concert parties and cinemas
Bibliography
Index

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