Physical control, transformation and damage in the First World War : war bodies /

From enlistment in 1914 to the end of service in 1918, British men's bodies were constructed, conditioned and controlled in the pursuit of allied victory. This book considers the physical and psychological impact of war on individuals and asks the question of who really had control of the soldi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Walker, Simon Harold (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2021]
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Army > History > World War, 1914-1918. Great Britain. > Army > Physical training > History > 20th century. Soldiers > Physiology > Great Britain > History > 20th century. Combat > Physiological aspects. Physical education and training, Military > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: 'A Different Existence'
A Fine Body of Men: Recruitment and Enlisting for War 1914
Forging Bodies: Training and Creating Soldierss
Lives on the Line: Active Service
Bodies Under Fire: The Frontline
Soldiers No More: Death, Debilitation, and Demobilisation
Conclusion: Bodies of War.