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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"British Soldiers"”.
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The Impact of Ex British Soldiers on The Irish Volunteers And Free State Army 1913-1924
… of this thesis is to highlight the service of ex-British soldiers in the Irish Army and to examine some of their experiences during the period 1913-1924 with particular emphasis on the Irish Civil War. There was a constant utilisation of ex-British servicemen for their skills and also their …
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In the shadow of war: continuities and discontinuities in the construction of the masculine identities of British soldiers, 1914-1924
… World War reverberated through every comer of British society, how society was reconstructed afterwards is the subject of enormous critical debate. This study examines how masculinities were disrupted and. reconstructed during and after the war. It is a study of British men, previously …
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For King and Country: Reconsidering the Great War Soldier in Britain, 1914-1945
… War created an irreparable disconnect between soldiers’ pre and postwar lives. Scholars led by Paul Fussell and Eric Leed presented the Great War as a futile waste of life for a meaningless cause. This historiography argues that the generation which survived the Western Front returned to …
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The Hartford Convention; or, New England opposition to the War of 1812
… side during the War of 1812 outnumbered the British thirty-two to one! The War of 1812 was a sectional war with the instigators an ambitious group of Southerners and Westerners desiring to conquer Canada, in order to be able to dictate terms at Quebec or Halifax. But the Americans were …
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BON APPЀTIT: FAUNAL SUBSISTENCE AT FORT TOMBECBE (1SU7)
… the Chickasaw and to block encroachments by the British military. Following the Treaty of Paris, the fort was occupied successively by the British and then Spanish in the eighteenth century. Fortunately, historic documents and physical modifications to the fort suggest that it is possible to …
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They will not be the same: themes of modernity in Britain during World War I
… posters are examined, as are the experiences of British soldiers on the Western Front. Trench warfare will be analyzed both as a birthplace for alienation and irony, and for its role in producing the Live and Let Live system. When this system was practiced on the Western Front, participating …
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Cultural and historical tourism as core for local economic development at eNdondakusuka Municipality
… the significance of these wars was based on the British soldiers following Cetshwayo to Ulundi. The road R66, which starts from R102 around Gingindlovu, passing through Eshowe, Melmoth and joined by Ulundi road, is the baseline of the Anglo-Zulu War route. Options in terms of how the route could …
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The British Army in Ireland 1961-1921 : a social and cultural history
… is to provide a social and a cultural history of British soldiers who served in Ireland during the revolutionary period stretching from the Easter Rising of 1916 to the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921. As such, it represents the first concerted attempt to view the period though the eyes of the …
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Transcending trauma: connecting to life in the face of death
… has perhaps raised awareness of the horrors soldiers endure, lending weight to the notion that posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in particular, is almost inevitable in combat troops. While a terrible condition, it affects far fewer British soldiers than is generally perceived with the …
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One way to live : Orde Wingate and the adoption of ‘special forces’ tactics and strategies (1903-1944)
… ultimately his aggressive competition with other British officers for scarce honor and prestige that spurred him to create the units he branded 'special forces.' His leaders, on the other hand, adopted Wingate's special forces strategies out of desperation, and only when they lacked the resources …
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Irish disability: Postcolonial narratives of stunted development
… fight for Irish Independence and pen nationalist soldiers fueled by the bitterness and suffering that attend their disability and disenfranchisement—Doyler Doyle of At Swim, Two Boys walks with a limp and Henry Smart of A Star Called Henry fights British soldiers and abusive Irish clerics with his …