Civilians into Soldiers : War, the Body and British Army Recruits, 1939-45

Newlands, Emma (2014) Civilians into Soldiers : War, the Body and British Army Recruits, 1939-45. Cultural History of Modern War . Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-8804-9

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Abstract

Civilians into soldiers is an examination of body cultures in the British Army during the Second World War. Drawing on a wealth of official records and servicemen’s personal testimonies, it explores the ways in which male civilians were turned into soldiers through the techniques by which they were inducted into military service. It follows the chronological experiences of wartime recruits, from their enlistment and training to their confrontations with wounding and death, and traces the significance of the body throughout. As such, it provides new ways of understanding how the British prepared for and conducted the Second World War.

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