Sport and the military : the British armed forces 1880-1960 /

"On battleships, behind the trenches of the Western Front and in the midst of the Desert War, British servicemen and women have played sport in the least promising circumstances. When 400 soldiers were asked in Burma in 1946 what they liked about the Army, 108 put sport in first place - well ah...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mason, Tony, 1938-
Otros Autores: Riedi, Eliza
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
1800-1999
Military sports > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Sports militaires > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > General.
Armed Forces > Sports.
Military sports.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Sports > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Sports > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The growth of service sport, 1880-1914
  • Officer sports and their critics, 1880-1914
  • Sport in the Great War
  • The amateur era, 1919-39
  • Soldiers, sailors and civilians
  • A different kind of war
  • The national service years: the summit of military sport?

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