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How British Soldiers Coped on the Battlefields of France and Flanders during the First World War

Location
Online Webinar
Date(s)
Tuesday 19th May 2020 (17:00-18:00)
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Description

In this session we explore with Dr Ross Wilson how the soldiers of the British Army adapted to endure the experience of the Western Front: morale, camaraderie, discipline and courage – “Tommifying the Western Front”.

Chair and facilitator

Volker Wedekind and John Holford

Reading/resources

Das, S. 2014. Sensuous life in the trenches 

Cornish, P. 2014. The daily life of soldiers

Wilcox, V. 2014. Combat and the soldier's experience in the First World War

 

 

 

 

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