War Volunteering in Modern Times From the French Revolution to the Second World War
Description
Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times.
Keywords
HistoryPolitical ScienceImperialismEuropeModernMilitaryWorldSocial HistoryColonialism & Post-Colonialism
2010Book
Author(s)Sonja Levsen, Christine G. Krüger
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9780230228054
LanguageEnglish
