The British working class and enthusiasm for war, 1914-1916.

Millions of men volunteered to leave home, hearth and family to go to a foreign land to fight in 1914, the start of the biggest war in British history. It was a war fought by soldier-citizens, millions strong, most of whom had volunteered willingly to go. They made up the army that first held, and t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Silbey, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Frank Cass, 2005.
Series:Cass series--military history and policy ; no. 21.
Subjects:
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain > Public opinion.
Working class > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Working class > Great Britain > Attitudes > History > 20th century.
Opinion publique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Military > World War I.
Public opinion
Recruiting and enlistment
Working class
Working class > Attitudes
Great Britain > Armed Forces > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 The rush to colours, business as usual, and the coming of conscription
  • August 1914 to May 1916
  • chapter 3 Currents within the ood
  • Who were the volunteers?
  • chapter 4 A sense of the round world
  • The workers, Britain, Europe, and the empire
  • chapter 5 The monotony of the trivial round
  • Enlistment and the escape from domesticity
  • chapter 7 We were being patriotic. Or young and silly
  • Enlistment and allegiance
  • chapter 8 Conclusion.

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