| The Secret Battle: Emotional Survival in the Great War Contributor(s): Roper, Michael (Author), Taithe, Bertrand (Editor), Summerfield, Penny (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719083869 ISBN-13: 9780719083860 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Psychology | Emotions - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 940.31 |
| Series: Cultural History of Modern War |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.94 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What did home mean to British soldiers and how did it help them to cope with the psychological strains of the Great War? Family relationships lie at the heart of this book. It explores the contribution letters and parcels from home played in maintaining the morale of this largely young, amateur army. And it shows how soldiers, in their turn, sought to adapt domestic habits to the trenches. Pursuing the unconscious clues within a rich collection of letters and memoirs with the help of psychoanalytical ideas, including those formulated by the veteran tank commander Wilfred Bion, this study asks fundamental questions about the psychological resources of this generation of young men. It reveals how the extremities of battle exposed the deepest emotional ties of childhood, and went on marking the post-war domestic lives of those who returned. |