Civilians into soldiers : War, the body and British Army recruits, 1939-45 /

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Civilians into Soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemen's personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newlands, Emma (Author)
Corporate Author: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Recrutement.
Great Britain. > Army > Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
Soldater > historia.
Andra världskriget 1939-1945.
Militär yrkesutbildning > historia.
History - General.
History & Archaeology.
Training
Ausbildung
Rekrut
Militär
Military education.
Soldiers.
Military service, Voluntary.
Recruiting and enlistment.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945.
Service militaire volontaire > Grande-Bretagne.
Physical Education and Training > history
World War, 1939-1945.
Soldiers > Great Britain > History.
Military education > Great Britain > History.
Military service, Voluntary > Great Britain.
Grossbritannien
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Civilians into Soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemen's personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they were inducted into military service. It follows the chronological experiences of wartime recruits, from their enlistment and training to their confrontations with wounding and death, and traces the significance of the body throughout. As such, it provides new ways of understanding how the British prepared for and conducted the Second World War. Civilians into Soldiers will appeal to students and specialists in British social and cultural history, war studies and military medicine and health.--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (232 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781847799050

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