Behind the Front - British Soldiers and French Civilians, 1914-1918

Informationen zum Autor Craig Gibson has published widely on Allied relations in the First World War and the role of military discipline in troop/inhabitant relationships. He has received awards from the Historial de la Grande Guerre, Péronne, Somme; the Australian War Memorial, Canberra; and the Camargo Foundation, Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône. Klappentext This book uncovers the vital relationships between British troops and local inhabitants in France and Belgium during the First World War. Zusammenfassung The dominant impression of the British soldier's experience on the Western Front is of life in a trench. However! Craig Gibson reveals how the relationship of troops with local inhabitants is key to an understanding of fighting on the Western Front and the eventual success of British arms in 1918. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Mobile Warfare, 1914: 1. The first campaign; Part II. Trench Warfare, 1914-17: 2. Land; 3. Administration; 4. Billet; 5. Communication; 6. Friction; 7. Farms; 8. Damages; 9. Money; 10. Discipline; 11. Sex; Part III. Mobile Warfare, 1918: 12. The final campaign; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendices; Bibliography.

Product details

• Authors: Craig Gibson, Gibson Craig
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.06.2016
• EAN: 9781316612217
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61221-7
• No. of pages: 480
• Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare; Studies in the Social and Cult; Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; France, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), Military life & institutions, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), Military institutions, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I