British Culture and the First World War

TitleBritish Culture and the First World War
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication2002
AuthorsRobb, George
Number of Pages274
PublisherPalgrave
CityNew York
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The First World War has left its imprint on British society and the popular imagination to an extent almost unparalleled in modern history. Its legacy of mass death, mechanized slaughter, propaganda, and disillusionment swept away long-standing romanticized images of warfare, and continues to haunt the modern consciousness. Focusing on the lives of ordinary Britons, George Robb's engaging study seeks to comprehend what it meant for an entire society to undergo the tremendous shocks and demands of total war; how it attempted to make sense of the conflict, explain it to others, and deal with the war's legacies. —Jacket.

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