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245 10 a| Joining up in the Second World War :b| enlistment, masculinity and the memory of the Great War /c| Joel Morley.;

246 30 a| Enlistment, masculinity and the memory of the Great War;

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490 1 a| Cultural history of modern war;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index;

520 a| "This book connects the First and Second World Wars. It uses oral histories and Mass Observation material to explore men's attitudes to Second World War enlistment and the relationship they perceived between military service and masculinity, and how these were influenced by understandings of the First World War. Locating the cultural legacy of First World War in the subjectivities of men who participated in the Second World War demonstrates the breadth of sources that informed men's understandings of the First World War in interwar Britain. Its cultural legacy was omnipresent and diverse, and informed young men's attitudes and service preferences, but it reinforced Edwardian conceptions of wartime masculinity as often as it undermined them. Two decades after the First World War ended, they remained resilient in the subjective understandings of men who grew up in the Great War's shadow."--c| Provided by publisher;

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Joining up in the Second World War : enlistment, masculinity and the memory of the Great War / Joel Morley.

Author/creator	Morley, Joel author.
Format	Book
Publication	Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	viii, 297 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects. --Great Britain. Masculinity--Great Britain. --History. --20th century. World War, 1914-1918--Influence. Great Britain--Armed Forces. --Recruiting, enlistment, etc. --History. --20th century.

Portion of title	Enlistment, masculinity and the memory of the Great War
Series	Cultural history of modern war Cultural history of modern war. ^A1016284
Contents	Introduction -- Encounters with the Great War in popular culture -- Encountering Great War veterans -- You and the call-up : conscription, attitudes and agency -- Attitudes to service and the Great War in the Second World War -- Masculinity in the Second World War – Conclusion.
Abstract	"This book connects the First and Second World Wars. It uses oral histories and Mass Observation material to explore men's attitudes to Second World War enlistment and the relationship they perceived between military service and masculinity, and how these were influenced by understandings of the First World War. Locating the cultural legacy of First World War in the subjectivities of men who participated in the Second World War demonstrates the breadth of sources that informed men's understandings of the First World War in interwar Britain. Its cultural legacy was omnipresent and diverse, and informed young men's attitudes and service preferences, but it reinforced Edwardian conceptions of wartime masculinity as often as it undermined them. Two decades after the First World War ended, they remained resilient in the subjective understandings of men who grew up in the Great War's shadow."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-294) and index
Issued in other form	Online version: Morley, Joel. Joining up in the Second World War. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2025 9781526157225
ISBN	9781526157232
ISBN	1526157233 hardback
ISBN	ePub ebook
ISBN	PDF ebook

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