Title: The other wars : the experience and memory of the First World War in the Middle East and Macedonia /
Authors: Fantauzzo, Justin, 1985-
Year: 2020
Subjects: Great Britain. History; Great Britain.; World War, 1914-1918 Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918 Commonwealth countries.; World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Middle East; World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Macedonia; Soldiers Great Britain Psychological aspects.; Soldiers Commonwealth countries Psychological aspects.; Memory Social aspects Great Britain.; Memory Social aspects Commonwealth countries.; Armed Forces; Memory Social aspects; Military campaigns.; Soldiers Psychological aspects; Kollektives Gedächtnis; Weltkrieg; Commonwealth countries Armed Forces History; Commonwealth countries.; Europe Macedonia; Great Britain.; Middle East; Macedonia; Mittlerer Osten
Abstract: "To be sure, all soldiers, on all fronts, in all armies, suffered hardships during the First World War. British and Dominion soldiers on the Western Front were faced with their own set of harsh environmental and combat conditions. Water-logged, muddy trenches in Flanders, most notably at Ypres, became one of the war's defining features. Mud was symbolic of the war's futility. Winters on the Western Front were bitterly cold. The winter of 1916-17 was especially bad"--
Contents: Soldiering -- Touring -- Meaning -- Forgotten -- Public memory -- Private memory.