Veterans of the First World War

Ex-Servicemen and Ex-Servicewomen in Post-War Britain and Ireland

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av David Swift, Oliver Wilkinson, United Kingdom) Swift, David (Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom) Wilkinson, Oliver (University of Wolverhampton

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This volume synthesises the latest scholarship on First World War veterans in post-war Britain and Ireland, investigating the topic through its political, social and cultural dynamics. It examines the post-war experiences of those men and women who served and illuminates the nature of the post-war society for which service had been given. Complicating the homogenising tendency in existing scholarship it offers comparison of the experiences of veterans in different regions of Britain, including perspectives drawn from Ireland. Further nuance is offered by the assessment of the experiences of ex-servicewomen alongside those of ex-servicemen, such focus deeping understanding into the gendered specificities of post-war veteran activities and experiences. Moreover, case studies of specific cohorts of veterans are offered, including focus on disabled veterans and ex-prisoners of war. In these regards the collection offers vital updates to existing scholarship while bringing important new departures and challenges to the current interpretive frameworks of veteran experiences in post-war Britain and Ireland.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-02-21
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieRoutledge Studies in First World War History
Antal sidor208
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780367174620

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List of ContributorsAcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Introduction British Veterans after the First World WarDavid Swift & Oliver WilkinsonChapter 1. The Deep Roots of The British Legion: The Emergence of First World War British Veterans’ OrganisationsMike HallyChapter 2. Ex-servicemen and the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association, 1919-21Paul HuddieChapter 3. Between Workers and Soldiers: The Relationship between the Labour Party and Ex-servicemen after the First World WarMarcus MorrisChapter 4. ‘A Fighting Man and a Thinking Man’: The British Left, Ex-Servicemen, and Working-Class Culture, 1914-1924David SwiftChapter 5. Revolution, Ex-Servicemen, and the Cork Branch of the National Federation of Discharged and Demobilised Sailors and Soldiers, 1918-21John BorgonovoChapter 6. ‘It’s up to you now to fight for your own country’: Ireland’s Great War Veterans in the War of Independence, 1919-21Steven O’ConnorChapter 7. ‘Still in the Ranks of the Old Corps, Though Not on Active Service’: Women’s Veteran Organisations in Interwar Britain.Krisztina RobertChapter 8. Paternalism and Prosthetics: Life for Disabled Veterans and Their Families on a Post-War SettlementMartin PurdyChapter 9. Wounded in a Mentionable Place: The (In)visibility of the Disabled Ex-serviceman in Inter-war BritainJessica MeyerChapter 10. Ex-Prisoners of War, 1914-18: Veteran Association, Assimilation and Disassociation After the First World WarOliver WilkinsonBibliographyIndex