| Description |
xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Daily life through history |
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Daily life through history
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| Contents |
Part I: The military world -- 1. Recruitment and training -- 2. Equipment and rations -- 3. Trench life -- 4. The experience of battle -- 5. The sea and air war -- 6. Casualties and medical care -- 7. Women and the military -- 8. Prisoners of war -- Part II: The civilian world -- 9. The home front -- 10. Civilian hardships -- 11. Food -- 12. Women at home -- Part III: Results and the war's end -- 13. Bereavement -- 14. The armistice and demobilization |
| Summary |
What was life really like for the ordinary soldier, sailor, airman, and civilian during World War I? Was it different for the British, French, and Americans than it was for the Germans? This work brings to life all aspects of the military and civilian experience of ordinary people on both sides |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [265]-274) and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects.
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| LC no. |
01058341 |
| ISBN |
9780313315008 (hardback) |
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