John Galsworthy and Disabled Soldiers of the Great War - With an Illustrated Selection of His Writings

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey S. Reznick is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Modern History of the University of Birmingham, a member of Birmingham’s Centre for First World War Studies and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Klappentext The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy's philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in the Great War. It makes available for the first time in a single edition the most significant of his compositions about the war disabled and examining their value as historical documents. Zusammenfassung The most comprehensive study published to date about John Galsworthy’s philanthropic support for, and his compositions about soldiers disabled in the Great War. It makes available for the first time in a single edition the most significant of his compositions about the war disabled and examining their value as historical documents. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsList of illustrationsAcknowledgementsJohn Galsworthy and the Great War: Rediscovery and reappraisalPART I - Non-fiction1. Foreword to The Queen's gift book in aid of Queen Mary's convalescent auxiliary hospitals for soldiers and sailors who have lost their limb in the war2. Totally disabled3. For the maimed - now!4. Remade or marred: A great national duty5. The need for reality6. Kitchener Houses: Occupation and convalescence7. The sacred work8. The gist of the matter9. Looking ahead10. Spirit and letterPART II - FictionAt home in England11. The recruit 12. Heritage 13. Addresses some soldiers on their future at Hôpital Bénévole in France14. Flotsam and Jetsam: A reminiscence15. 'Cafard'16. Poirot and Bidan: A recollectionSelected chronology, 1914-1933Selected bibliographyIndex

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• Authors: Reznick Jeffrey S., Jeffrey Reznick, Jeffrey S. Reznick
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2014
• EAN: 9780719096754
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9675-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Cultural History of Modern War; Cultural History of Modern War
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, First World War, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Veterans, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Military veterans, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I