Mark Johnston

At the Front Line

Experiences of Australian Soldiers in World War II

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A moving insight into the experience of war, based on the letters and diaries of over 300 soldiers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780521523233
• ISBN-10: 0521523230
• Artikelnr.: 21660733

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. The Front Line: 1. The unnatural life at the front
2. Experiences of fear and death
3. Major sources of front-line stress
4. When fear became unbearable
5. Taking the strains of the front line
Part II. The Army Way: 6. Callous bigwigs and boredom
7. Army muck-ups
8. Resentment of inequality
9. Discipline and making the most of army life
Part III. Mates: 10. A band of brothers?
Aftermath and conclusions
Appendix A: Who fought where
Appendix B: Statistical comparisons.