Alexander Watson

Enduring the Great War

Combat, Morale and Collapse in the German and British Armies, 1914-1918

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comparative history of how German and British soldiers endured the horror of the First World War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9780521881012
• ISBN-10: 0521881013
• Artikelnr.: 24142026

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. War of endurance
2. Why men fought: combat motivation in the trenches
3. Self-deception and survival: mental coping strategies
4. Junior leadership: command, cohesion and combat motivation
5. Morale and military endurance
6. The German collapse in 1918: strike, mutiny or an ordered surrender?
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Walter Ludwig's study of Württemberg soldiers' coping strategies
Appendix 2. Psychiatric casualties in the German and British armies
Appendix 3. Military ranks and status in the German and British armies.