The Great War and Medieval Memory: War, Remembrance and Medievalism in Britain and Germany, 1914-1940
(Part of the Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series)
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A genuinely comparative study of the cultural impact of the Great War on British and German societies in the first half of the twentieth century. Taking public commemorations as its focus, this book unravels the British and German search for historical continuity and meaning in the shadow of an unprecedented human catastrophe. In both countries, the survivors of the Great War pictured the conflict as the 'Last Crusade' and sought consolation in imagery...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521123062
ISBN13:9780521123068
Release Date:November 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:380 Pages
Weight:1.32 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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