Janet Brennan Croft is Associate University Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. She has written on many topics in fantasy and popular culture, and is the editor of the refereed scholarly journal Mythlore.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Great War and Tolkien's MemoryWorld War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsWorld War II: "The Young Parish and the Old Linger, Withering"Military Leaders and Leadership"The Dull Backwaters of the Art of Killing": Training, Tactics, Strategy, and Battlefield Communication"War Must Be, While We Defend Our Lives": Philosophy, Pathology and ConclusionsWorks CitedIndexAbout the Author

Janet Brennan Croft is Associate University Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. She has written on many topics in fantasy and popular culture, and is the editor of the refereed scholarly journal Mythlore.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Great War and Tolkien's MemoryWorld War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsWorld War II: "The Young Parish and the Old Linger, Withering"Military Leaders and Leadership"The Dull Backwaters of the Art of Killing": Training, Tactics, Strategy, and Battlefield Communication"War Must Be, While We Defend Our Lives": Philosophy, Pathology and ConclusionsWorks CitedIndexAbout the Author

Janet Brennan Croft is Associate University Librarian at the University of Northern Iowa. She has written on many topics in fantasy and popular culture, and is the editor of the refereed scholarly journal Mythlore.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Great War and Tolkien's MemoryWorld War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the RingsWorld War II: "The Young Parish and the Old Linger, Withering"Military Leaders and Leadership"The Dull Backwaters of the Art of Killing": Training, Tactics, Strategy, and Battlefield Communication"War Must Be, While We Defend Our Lives": Philosophy, Pathology and ConclusionsWorks CitedIndexAbout the Author