German Soldier Newspapers of the First World War

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-521-19291-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 33, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 563 g

Reihe: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare

The literature on trench journalism is well established for Britain and France during the First World War, but this book is the first systematic study in English of German soldier newspapers as a representation of daily life and beliefs on the front. Printed by and for soldiers at or near the front line these newspapers were read by millions of 'ordinary soldiers'. They reveal an elaborately defined understanding of comradeship and duty. The war of aggression, the prolonged occupation on both fronts and the hostility of the local populations were justified through a powerful image of manly comradeship. The belief among many Germans was that they were good gentlemen, fighting a just war and bringing civilization to backward populations. This comparative study includes French, British, Australian and Canadian newspapers and sheds new light on the views of combatants on both sides of the line.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nelson, Robert L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Journalismus & Presse
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Mediengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Authorship, censorship, readership; 2. National culture, national cohesion; 3. Comradeship; 4. German comrades, Slavic women; 5. Occupation and justification; 6. Conclusion; Appendix. German soldier newspapers; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Nelson, Robert L.
Robert L. Nelson is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Windsor. He is editor of Germans, Poland, and Colonial Expansion to the East: 1850 through the Present (2009).