In this Book
- Civilians into soldiers: War, the body and British Army recruits, 1939–45
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Manchester University Press
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.
Table of Contents
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- List of illustrations
- p. viii
- List of tables
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgements
- pp. xi-xii
- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Introduction
- pp. 1-25
- 1. Examination
- pp. 26-52
- 2. Training
- pp. 53-89
- 3. Experimentation
- pp. 90-115
- 4. Active service
- pp. 116-153
- 5. Fear, wounding and death
- pp. 154-183
- Conclusion
- pp. 184-190
- Bibliography
- pp. 191-210
Additional Information
ISBN
9781847799050
Related ISBN(s)
9780719088049
MARC Record
OCLC
981876349
Pages
232
Launched on MUSE
2017-04-09
Language
English
Open Access
No