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	Daily Life During World War I: (The Greenwood Press 'Daily Life Through History' Series) by Neil M. Heyman
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 940.3 EAN 9780313315008 ISBN 0313315000 Manufacturer Greenwood Press Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 304 Publication Date August 30, 2002 Publisher Greenwood Press Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description What was life really like for the ordinary soldier, sailor, airman, and civilian during World War I? Was it different for the British, French, and Americans than it was for the Germans? This work brings to life the military and civilian experiences of ordinary people on both sides of the war. This narrative focuses on how men were recruited and trained, the equipment they used, what they ate, trench warfare as a way of life, and the phenomenon of combat. “[H]eyman's book is an engagingly written encyclopedia of the details, small and large, that define the period. For the generl reader curious about daily life for Germans, French, British, and Americans during World War 1, the book will prove an easy if cursory introduction.”–The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society What was life really like for the ordinary soldier, sailor, airman, and civilian during World War I? Was it different for the British, French, and Americans than it was for the Germans? This work brings to life the military and civilian experiences of ordinary people on both sides of the war. This narrative focuses on how men were recruited and trained, the equipment they used, what they ate, trench warfare as a way of life, and the phenomenon of combat. NEIL M. HEYMAN is Professor of History at San Diego State University and Adjunct Professor of Strategy and Policy, United States Naval War College. He is a specialist in modern European history and military affairs. He has written two earlier books on World War I, Biographical Dictionary of World War I (co-author with Holger H. Herwig Greenwood, 1982), and World War I (Greenwood, 1997). Professor Heyman is also the author of Russian History (McGraw-Hill, 1993) and Western Civilization: A Critical Guide to Documentary Film (Greenwood, 1996). Customers who bought this item also bought European Culture in the Great War: The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914-1918 (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare) Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History (Canto) World War I Gas Warfare Tactics and Equipment (Elite) See all books by author Neil M. Heyman

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