Modernity, the Media and the Military

The Creation of National Mythologies on the Western Front 1914-1918
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-415-37505-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 575 g

Reihe: Cass Military Studies

This new volume explores the history of an important, but neglected sector of the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 in the context of its portrayal in the media. The analysis sheds new light on of the role of the mass media in generating national mythologies.

The book focuses on the largely forgotten Armentières and La Bassée sector, a section of the Western Front which saw fighting from many different nationalities on almost every day of the war. Through analysis of this section of the Western Front, this book examines the way the First World War was interpreted, both in official and semi-official sources as well as in the mass media, comparing what was apparently happening on the Western Front battlefield to what was reported in the newspapers. It follows the different sides as they responded to the changing nature of warfare and to each other, showing how reporting was adapted to changing perceptions of national needs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, John F.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Presse & Journalismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Skirmishes 1: Lille 1914 2: in Flanders’ muddy maze 3: white and coloured Englishmen 4: the German offensive – 20-31 October 1914 5: 1914. "Better a wet arse…" 6: 1914. the First Noël Stellungskrieg 7: Neuve Chapelle 1915 8: Aubers ridge 1915 9: 1915. Festubert and attrition 10: The Butcher’s picnics Georgette 11: St George to Georgette 12: 9 April 1918 13: Georgette loses steam Epilogue Selected bibliography Notes

Über Autor(innen)

John F. Williams is Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Germanic Studies at the University of Sydney.