Dying for France : Experiencing and Representing the Soldier's Death, 1500-2000.
Germani, Ian.
Dying for France : Experiencing and Representing the Soldier's Death, 1500-2000. - 1st ed. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023. ©2023. - 1 online resource (521 pages) - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series . - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series .
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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Dying for Honour: The Renaissance -- 2 Dying for King and Country: The Old Regime -- 3 Dying for Liberty: The French Revolution -- 4 Dying for the Emperor: The Napoleonic Wars -- 5 Dying for Lost Causes: The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune -- 6 Dying for France: The First World War -- 7 Dying for France: The First World War: Aftermath -- 8 Dying for la mère patrie: Colonized Soldiers in the Second World War -- 9 Dying for l'Algérie française: The Algerian War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Widely accepted at the time of the First World as a redemptive sacrifice on behalf of the nation, the soldier's death is increasingly regarded as an unacceptable tragedy. Blending military history with the history of culture and mentalities, Dying for France shows how patriotic models of the soldier's death have evolved over centuries.
9780228016366
Soldat
Frankreich
Fernzugriff
Dying for France : Experiencing and Representing the Soldier's Death, 1500-2000. - 1st ed. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2023. ©2023. - 1 online resource (521 pages) - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series . - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Ideas Series .
E-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich
Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Dying for Honour: The Renaissance -- 2 Dying for King and Country: The Old Regime -- 3 Dying for Liberty: The French Revolution -- 4 Dying for the Emperor: The Napoleonic Wars -- 5 Dying for Lost Causes: The Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune -- 6 Dying for France: The First World War -- 7 Dying for France: The First World War: Aftermath -- 8 Dying for la mère patrie: Colonized Soldiers in the Second World War -- 9 Dying for l'Algérie française: The Algerian War -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Widely accepted at the time of the First World as a redemptive sacrifice on behalf of the nation, the soldier's death is increasingly regarded as an unacceptable tragedy. Blending military history with the history of culture and mentalities, Dying for France shows how patriotic models of the soldier's death have evolved over centuries.
9780228016366
Soldat
Frankreich
Fernzugriff