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Indlæser... Soldiers: Fighting Men's Lives, 1901-2001af Philip Ziegler
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Fascinating, in-depth study of the character and spirit of soldiers What leads a man to join the Army? To fight and perhaps die for his country? To enjoy a semi-monastic life among his comrades? To belong to a regiment in which he can take pride? To obey orders? Or just to escape from poverty into a secure environment?Rich in narrative and anecdote, this poignant and important book has at its heart short biographies of Chelsea pensioners whose lives span the twentieth century and who have seen action from Passchendaele to Anzio, from the Malayan emergency to the Mau Mau uprising, from Aden to Indonesia. Philip Ziegler is fascinated by the values which these veterans share, and which the Army inculcated in them- self-discipline, acceptance of risk and pain, patriotism, loyalty to their fellows. And, of course, sometimes bigotry, narrow-mindedness, even blinkered stupidity. Are the old values relevant today or is the Royal Hospital a museum of fossilised ideals and attitudes?To read this book is to understand what soldiers are all about, what they fight for, and how they fit into the world of the twenty-first century. No library descriptions found. |
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