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A Prosaic People? Literature, Propaganda, And National Identity In Second World War Britain, William L. Maines Jan 2022

A Prosaic People? Literature, Propaganda, And National Identity In Second World War Britain, William L. Maines

Honors Theses

During the early years of the Second World War, a typically unofficial and loose coalition of British newspapers, publishers, propagandists, and booksellers mobilized Britain’s imagined literary past and present as a part of the war effort. They defined the nation through its imagined literary proclivities— its penchant for literary production and consumption, and its “unique” attitude toward literary freedom— and in opposition to the literary tyranny of Nazi Germany. Marshaling the nation’s mythological literary heritage, they enlisted Shakespeare and Milton in the war effort, portraying them as temperate and civilian English heroes. While the rhetoric of “British bookishness” hardly went …


Bearing Report: A Roundtable On Historians And American Veterans, James Marten Oct 2021

Bearing Report: A Roundtable On Historians And American Veterans, James Marten

History Faculty Research and Publications

Five historians—each an expert on a specific era and issue related to veterans—were asked to ponder the following questions: 1. What are the most important questions explored by historians in veterans studies? 2. What are the books that have been most useful to your particular area of interest in veterans studies? 3. How can the history of veterans help us understand larger cultural, social, and economic issues during the time periods in which the veterans you study lived? 4. What are the particular contributions that a historic sensibility can bring to the study of veterans of any war? 5. How …


164th Infantry News: October 2011, 164th Infantry Association Oct 2011

164th Infantry News: October 2011, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

October 2011 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 56 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.


164th Infantry News: October 2005, 164th Infantry Association Oct 2005

164th Infantry News: October 2005, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

October 2005 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 24 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.


164th Infantry News: March 1982, 164th Infantry Association Mar 1982

164th Infantry News: March 1982, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

March 1982 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of eight pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.


164th Infantry News: March 1973, 164th Infantry Association Mar 1973

164th Infantry News: March 1973, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

March 1973 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of eight pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.