Reluctant Warriors - Republican Popular Army Nationalist Army Conscripts in Spanish Civil

Zusatztext Employing an innovative and broad definition of military history, this excellent volume explores the experiences and effectiveness of the nearly two million Spaniards, over ninety percent conscripts, who were under arms during the civil war. Informationen zum Autor James Matthews is a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA, and received his doctorate from the University of Oxford in 2008. His research interests lie at the intersection of social and military history in twentieth-century Europe. He was born in Lisbon and grew up between Spain and Portugal. His next research project is a study of military volunteerism during the militia period of the Spanish Civil War of 1936-39. Klappentext A comparative study of Nationalist Army and Republican Popular Army conscripts during the Spanish Civil War. Draws extensively on unpublished archival material to analyse the conflict from the perspective of those who were involved against their will. Zusammenfassung A comparative study of Nationalist Army and Republican Popular Army conscripts during the Spanish Civil War. Draws extensively on unpublished archival material to analyse the conflict from the perspective of those who were involved against their will. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Militarisation and Wartime Conscription 2: Mechanisms of Conscription 3: Mobilising Myths and Conscript Soldiers 4: Daily Life in the Trenches: Morale and Mundane Needs 5: Discipline and Loss of Morale 6: Escaping the Front: Desertion, Dissembling, and Defection Conclusion Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: James Matthews, James (Member Matthews
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2012
• EAN: 9780199655748
• ISBN: 978-0-19-965574-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Oxford Historical Monographs; Oxford Historical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); European History, Spain, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Modern warfare, Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 (Spanish Civil War period), Civil wars, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, HISTORY / Military / Civil Wars