Archives of War - Technology, Emotion and History

This book offers a comparative analysis of British Army Unit War Diaries in the two World Wars, to reveal the role played by previously unnoticed technologies in shaping the archival records of war.

List of contents

Introduction: From Battlefield to Archive 1."Scribbled Hastily in Pencil": Unit War Diaries in the First World War 2. The Typeset War: Unit War Diaries in the Second World War 3. The Matter of Materials and Archives Conclusion: From the Age of Information to Information Overload

About the author

Debra Ramsay lectures in Film and Television Studies at the University of Exeter, UK, and is the author of American Media and the Memory of World War II (2015).

Summary

This book offers a comparative analysis of British Army Unit War Diaries in the two World Wars, to reveal the role played by previously unnoticed technologies in shaping the archival records of war.

Product details

• Authors: Debra Ramsay, Debra (University of Exeter Ramsay, Ramsay Debra
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.11.2024
• EAN: 9780367776169
• ISBN: 978-0-367-77616-9
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Media, War and Security
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Media Studies, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, military history, HISTORY / Historiography, Politics & government, Warfare & defence, British & Irish history, Politics and government, Warfare and defence, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I