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German Soldier Newspapers of the First World War
Contributor(s): Nelson, Robert L. (Author)
ISBN: 0521192919     ISBN-13: 9780521192910
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $72.19  
Product Type: Hardcover
Published: June 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - General
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
Dewey: 070.449
LCCN: 2010048114
Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 280 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The literature on trench journalism is well-established for Britain and France during the First World War, but this book is the first systematic study in English of German soldier newspapers as a representation of daily life and beliefs on the front. Printed by and for soldiers at or near the front line these newspapers were read by millions of 'ordinary soldiers'. They reveal an elaborately defined understanding of comradeship and duty. The war of aggression, the prolonged occupation on both fronts and the hostility of the local populations were justified through a powerful image of manly comradeship. The belief among many Germans was that they were good gentlemen, fighting a just war and bringing civilization to backward populations. This comparative study includes French, British, Australian and Canadian newspapers and sheds new light on the views of combatants on both sides of the line.

Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, Robert L.: - Robert L. Nelson is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Windsor. He is editor of Germans, Poland, and Colonial Expansion to the East: 1850 through the Present (2009).