TY - GEN T1 - Life, death and growing up on the western front A1 - Fletcher, Anthony LA - English PP - New Haven PB - Yale University Press YR - 2013 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn857769597 AB - "This book was inspired by the author's discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, and the letters had been tucked away, unread and unmentioned for many decades. Intrigued by the heartbreak and history of these family letters, Fletcher sought out the correspondence of other British soldiers who had volunteered for the fight against Germany. This resulting volume offers a vivid account of the physical and emotional experiences of seventeen British soldiers whose letters survive. Drawn from different regiments, social backgrounds, and areas of England and Scotland, they include twelve officers and five ordinary "Tommies." Â The book explores the training, journey to France, fear, shellshock, and life in the trenches as well as the leisure, love, and home leave the soldiers dreamed of. Fletcher discusses the psychological responses of 17- and 18-year-old men facing appalling realities and considers the particular pressures on those who survived their fallen comrades. While acknowledging the horror and futility the soldiers of the Great War experienced, the author shows another side to the story, focusing new attention on the loyal comradeship, robust humor, and strong morale that uplifted the men at the Front and created a powerful bond among them"--Publisher's description. CN - D546 .F54 2013eb SN - 9780300198560 SN - 0300198566 SN - 9780300205381 SN - 0300205384 SN - 1299841309 SN - 9781299841307 SN - 9780300195538 SN - 0300195532 KW - Great Britain. : Army : History : World War, 1914-1918. KW - Great Britain. : Army : Military life : History : 20th century. KW - Great Britain. : Army. : British Expeditionary Force. KW - Grande-Bretagne. : Army : Vie militaire : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Great Britain. : Army KW - Great Britain. : Army. : British Expeditionary Force KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Social aspects : Great Britain. KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Social aspects : Europe, Western. KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Personal narratives, British. KW - Soldiers : Great Britain : Correspondence. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 : Aspect social : Grande-Bretagne. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 : Aspect social : Europe de l'Ouest. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Western. KW - HISTORY : Modern : 20th Century. KW - Armed Forces : Military life KW - Social aspects KW - Soldiers KW - Western Europe KW - Great Britain KW - 1900-1999 KW - Electronic book. KW - History KW - Personal narratives KW - Personal correspondence ER -