The book focuses on the largely forgotten Armentières and La Bassée sector, a section of the Western Front which saw fighting from many different nationalities on almost every day of the war. Through analysis of this section of the Western Front, this book examines the way the First World War was interpreted, both in official and semi-official sources as well as in the mass media, comparing what was apparently happening on the Western Front battlefield to what was reported in the newspapers. It follows the different sides as they responded to the changing nature of warfare and to each other, showing how reporting was adapted to changing perceptions of national needs.
The book focuses on the largely forgotten Armentières and La Bassée sector, a section of the Western Front which saw fighting from many different nationalities on almost every day of the war. Through analysis of this section of the Western Front, this book examines the way the First World War was interpreted, both in official and semi-official sources as well as in the mass media, comparing what was apparently happening on the Western Front battlefield to what was reported in the newspapers. It follows the different sides as they responded to the changing nature of warfare and to each other, showing how reporting was adapted to changing perceptions of national needs.
Modernity, the Media and the Military: The Creation of National Mythologies on the Western Front 1914-1918
264Modernity, the Media and the Military: The Creation of National Mythologies on the Western Front 1914-1918
264Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780415375054 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 12/05/2008 |
Series: | Cass Military Studies |
Pages: | 264 |
Product dimensions: | 6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d) |