James Roberts

Gebundenes Buch

Killer Butterflies

Combat, Psychology and Morale in the British 19th (Western) Division 1915-18

Beschreibung

In this ground-breaking work, James Roberts examines the willingness and ability of British volunteer and conscript infantrymen of the Great War to perform the soldier's fundamental role: to kill or maim the enemy, and accept the attendant chance of being killed or wounded. Literature to date has been, paradoxically, somewhat silent on the soldier'

Autor

James Roberts was born in the Worcestershire town of Evesham in 1967. His interest in the Great War, inspired by stories of his Great Uncle Frank's mercurial career on the Western Front serving with D Coy, 1/8th Worcestershire Regiment, began at an early age. James studied History at the University of Worcester and was awarded his PhD in 2004. During his time as a lecturer in Modern History, he delivered and published a number of papers examining the motivations and behaviours of Great War soldiers. James currently resides in the Highlands of Scotland where he is employed as a commercial copywriter.

Produktdetails

• Wolverhampton Military Studies
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 586g
• ISBN-13: 9781911512240
• ISBN-10: 1911512242
• Artikelnr.: 45670070