Renegotiating First World War memory the British and American legions, 1938-1946

Renegotiating First World War memory the British and American legions, 1938-1946

"First World War-based ex-servicemen's organisations found themselves facing an existential crisis with the onset of the Second World War. This book examines how two such groups, the British and American Legions, adapted cognitively to the emergence of yet another world war and its veteran...

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1. Verfasser: Garber, Ashley 1985- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York Routledge 2021
Schriftenreihe:Routledge studies in First World War history
Schlagworte:
Royal British Legion
American Legion
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Zweiter Weltkrieg
Erster Weltkrieg
Royal British Legion / History
American Legion / History
Veterans / Societies, etc / History / 20th century
Veterans / Political activity / History / 20th century
World War, 1939-1945 / Influence
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Veterans / Political activity
Veterans / Societies, etc
1900-1999
History
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • "Do Everything Possible to Keep the Peace": Veterans' Duty in the British Legion, 1938-1939
  • "There Is a Great Deal We Can Do About America": Veterans' Duty in the American Legion, 1938-1941
  • "A New Legion ... of Millions": Trans-Generational Comradeship in the British Legion, 1939-1941
  • Toward a "Two-War Legion": Trans-Generational Comradeship in the American Legion, 1942-1944
  • "Never Again": The Social Contract and Post-War Planning in the British Legion, 1940-1946
  • "What Will We Win?": The Social Contract and Post-War Planning in the American Legion, 1944-1946

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