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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"D501 World War I"”.
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A social and Military History of the 1/8th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, in the Great War
… development of the 1/8th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, in the Great War. It covers the period from the unit’s formation, in 1908, to the end of the war and will embrace both a sociological analysis of the unit’s members and an operational analysis of its tactical evolution. …
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The Territorial Force in Staffordshire 1908-1915
… to the attitudes of employers in the county towards the Force. The responses of the County Territorial Force Association to wartime recruiting conditions are also evaluated. The social background of officers and men recruited to the Territorial Force is examined. The findings from this case …
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British 21st Infantry Division on the Western Front 1914 - 1918: A Case Study in Tactical Evolution
… Division on the Western Front during the First World War. It examines the progress of the division, analysing the learning curve of tactical evolution that some historians maintain was experienced by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). 21st Division was a New Army division, typical of those …
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The Memory of the First World War at its Centenary in Britain: A Study of War Memory at National, Local and Individual Levels
… project examines the commemoration of the First World War Centenary (2014-2018) in Britain and assess the relationship of between centenary events and cultural memory of the war. Since the Armistice in 1918, the memory of the First World War has been reshaped throughout the past century and the …
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Bathing and the British Army on the Western Front. A Study of Civilian and Military Influences
… 1914 and their further development during the War. It examines the influence of civilians in the Army, both as providers and users of baths, and also that of families and friends at home. The introduction reviews relevant literature and concludes that although much has been written on various …
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The 51st (Highland) Division during the First World War
… (Highland) division over the course of the First World War. Underpinning the study is an analysis of both change and continuity, at home and overseas, and the performance of the division as a fighting unit. The key themes identified for study have been training, esprit de corps, recruitment and …
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Leisure, War and Marginal Communities: Travelling Showpeople and Outdoor Pleasure-Seeking in Britain 1889-1945.
… and practical challenges of the First World War. Through negotiation with authorities the Guild secured the viability of the showland business. In addition, they emphasised although separated by their commercial nomadism, travelling showpeople firmly considered themselves part of a …
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Gender, Bolshevism & the Popular Press in Britain, 1916-1921
… and Bolshevism during the aftermath of the First World War. These narratives were a response to a perceived crisis of gender related to the women’s suffrage movement and new roles created for women during the war. I argue that the popular press helped construct a gendered variant of hegemony …