The London Censorship, 1914-1919
Author : Great Britain. Postal Censorship Bureau
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 1919
Category : Censorship
ISBN :
London Censorship 1914-1919
Author : Great Britain. Official press bureau
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 1919
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
British Censorship of Civil Mails During World War I, 1914-1919
Author : Graham Mark
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,77 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Postal service
ISBN :
Book Description
First World War Britain
Author : Peter Doyle
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 22,37 MB
Release : 2012-07-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782001212
Book Description
The First World War profoundly changed British society. The armed forces' need for mass recruitment saw the workforce severely depleted, with women stepping up to shoulder the burden; but nobody could ignore the social upheaval or the strains put upon daily life. With poverty a major issue at the outbreak of war, the extra wages put more food on the table for many families, in spite of rationing and shortages, and away from the front the nation prospered. The war intervened in all aspects of home life, and attacks from the sea and the air meant that civilians were caught up in 'total war'. Peter Doyle explores how British citizens met these challenges, looking at such aspects of daily life as clothing restrictions and popular arts, alongside broader issues like food shortages and industrial unrest.
Making Sense of the Great War
Author : Alex Mayhew
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 100918573X
Book Description
The First World War was an unprecedented crisis, with communities and societies enduring the unimaginable hardships of a prolonged conflict on an industrial scale. In Belgium and France, the terrible capacity of modern weaponry destroyed the natural world and exposed previously held truths about military morale and tactics as falsehoods. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers suffered some of the worst conditions that combatants have ever faced. How did they survive? What did it mean to them? How did they perceive these events? Whilst the trenches of the Western Front have come to symbolise the futility and hopelessness of the Great War, Alex Mayhew shows that English infantrymen rarely interpreted their experiences in this way. They sought to survive, navigated the crises that confronted them, and crafted meaningful narratives about their service. Making Sense of the Great War reveals the mechanisms that allowed them to do so.
Subject Index of the Modern Books Acquired by the British Museum in the Years ...
Author : British Museum
Publisher :
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 48,82 MB
Release : 1922
Category : Best books
ISBN :
Book Description
British Theatre and the Great War, 1914 - 1919
Author : Andrew Maunder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,59 MB
Release : 2015-08-22
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1137402008
Book Description
British Theatre and the Great War examines how theatre in its various forms adapted itself to the new conditions of 1914-1918. Contributors discuss the roles played by the theatre industry. They draw on a range of source materials to show the different kinds of theatrical provision and performance cultures in operation not only in London but across parts of Britain and also in Australia and at the Front. As well as recovering lost works and highlighting new areas for investigation (regional theatre, prison camp theatre, troop entertainment, the threat from film, suburban theatre) the book offers revisionist analysis of how the conflict and its challenges were represented on stage at the time and the controversies it provoked. The volume offers new models for exploring the topic in an accessible, jargon-free way, and it shows how theatrical entertainment of the time can be seen as the `missing link’ in the study of First World War writing.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author : British Library
Publisher :
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 12,62 MB
Release : 1922
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Censorship and Propaganda in World War I
Author : Eberhard Demm
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 35,36 MB
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1350118591
Book Description
This book demonstrates how people were kept ignorant by censorship and indoctrinated by propaganda. Censorship suppressed all information that criticized the army and government, that might trouble the population or weaken its morale. Propaganda at home emphasized the superiority of the fatherland, explained setbacks by blaming scapegoats, vilified and ridiculed the enemy, warned of the disastrous consequences of defeat and extolled duty and sacrifice. The propaganda message also infiltrated entertainment and the visual arts. Abroad it aimed to demoralize enemy troops and stir up unrest among national minorities and other marginalized groups. The many illustrations and organograms provide a clear visual demonstration of Demm's argument.
The Last Great War
Author : Adrian Gregory
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 2008-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 0521450373
Book Description
A groundbreaking new history of the British home front during the First World War.
