Siblings are our longest lasting relationships. Narratives of the Great War abound with the war stories of brothers and sisters. Their emotional experiences span the novelty of departing for war or taking up war work, the turmoil of facing combat, the effort to provide ongoing support for family members, the ever-present anxiety for soldier-brothers, the depth of sibling grief and the multifarious ways surviving siblings sought to preserve the memory of their fallen brothers. This social and cultural history places siblinghood at the heart of our understanding of the war generation and how they balanced conflicting obligations to the nation, the military and their families. Drawing on a range of material, Brothers in the Great War, reveals how sibling bonds sustained fighting men and presents a novel insight into twentieth-century familial life. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
| ISBN: | 9781526146144 |
| Publication date: | 16th December 2020 |
| Author: | Linda Maynard |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 312 pages |
| Series: | Cultural History of Modern War |
| Genres: |
Social and cultural history First World War Gender studies: men and boys |
Siblings are our longest lasting relationships. Narratives of the Great War abound with the war stories of brothers and sisters. Their emotional experiences span the novelty of departing for war or taking up war work, the turmoil of facing combat, the effort to provide ongoing support for family members, the ever-present anxiety for soldier-brothers, the depth of sibling grief and the multifarious ways surviving siblings sought to preserve the memory of their fallen brothers. This social and cultural history places siblinghood at the heart of our understanding of the war generation and how they balanced conflicting obligations to the nation, the military and their families. Drawing on a range of material, Brothers in the Great War, reveals how sibling bonds sustained fighting men and presents a novel insight into twentieth-century familial life. An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.
Brothers in the Great War features in the following genres: Social and cultural history, First World War, Gender studies: men and boys
Brothers in the Great War is available in Hardback
Brothers in the Great War was written by Linda Maynard and published by Manchester University Press
Brothers in the Great War has 312 pages
Yes it is part of Cultural History of Modern War series
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