At the Front Line

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Author: Mark Johnston

ISBN-10: 0521560373

ISBN-13: 9780521560375

Category: World War II Narratives

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A moving insight into the experience of war, based on the letters and diaries of over 300 soldiers.

List of PlatesList of TablesAcknowledgementsConventions and AbbreviationsIntroductionPt. 1The Front Line1The Unnatural Life at the Front32Experiences of Fear and Death173Major Sources of Front-line Stress294When Fear Became Unbearable465Taking the Strains of the Front Line63Pt. 2The Army Way6Callous Bigwigs and Boredom917Army Muck-ups1048Resentment of Inequality1249Discipline and Making the Most of Army Life144Pt. 3Mates10A Band of Brothers?16711Aftermath and Conclusions193App. AWho Fought Where200App. BStatistical Comparisons: Religion, Occupation, Residence211Notes214Bibliography237Index252