Domestic Soldiers

Author : Jennifer Purcell
Publisher : Constable
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849017992

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Domestic Soldiers by Jennifer Purcell Pdf

Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told. Using brand new research from the Mass-Observation Archive, Jennifer Purcell brings to life - in all its tragedy, pathos, joy and fear - the lives of six ordinary women made extraordinary by the demands of war. In their diaries and notes they record the inner thoughts and everyday activities as they tried to survive come what may. Nella Last, the archetypal housewife struggles between the demands of her husband and her desire to help the war effort. Cambridge-educated, middle-class Natalie Tanner sneaks out to the cinema whenever possible and discusses politics in town, leading a leisured life while others try to scrape by. Saddled with a draughty and unwieldy centuries-old home directly in the path of German bombs, Helen Mitchell constantly tries to escape the war and her domestic life. Opinionated and patriotic Edie Rutherford uses the war to escape the home and go to work. Alice Bridges endures the horrors of the Blitz on her home town of Birmingham and finds a new and exciting social life as she reports the war for Mass-Observation. Housebound for most of the war with debilitating arthritis, working-class Irene Grant struggles to keep her family fed and dreams of a better Britain. Intensely moving and personal, each woman reveals their most secret fears and hopes, as well as the everyday problems of wanting to contribute to the war effort, keeping a house together under difficult circumstances, the travails of rationing, work and volunteering, whilst maintaining their duties as wife and mother. Jennifer Purcell redraws a new, emotional and unexpected history of the Second World War as it was experienced by those left behind, the domestic soldiers.

Author : Robert W. Coakley
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1996-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0788128183

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The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley Pdf

Describes the essential elements of the incidents from the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 to the Reconstruction that followed the Civil War and the ways in which federal military force was applied in each case. Includes: the Fries Rebellion, the Burr Conspiracy, Slave Rebellions, the Nullification Crisis, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Riots, the 3Buckshot War2, the Patriot War, the Dorr Rebellion, the Army as Posse Comitatus, San Francisco Vigilantes, the Utah Expedition, the Civil War, etc. Extensive bibliography. Index. Full-color and b&w photos and maps.

Author : Clayton D. Laurie
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1997-07-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0160882680

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The role of federal military forces in domestic disorders, 1877-1945 by Clayton D. Laurie Pdf

CMH 30-15. Army Historical Series. 2nd of three planned volumes on the history of Army domestic support operations. This volume encompasses the period of the rise of industrial America with attendant social dislocation and strife. Major themes are: the evolution of the Army's role in domestic support operations; its strict adherence to law; and the disciplined manner in which it conducted these difficult and often unpopular operations.

Author : Jennifer Purcell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Civilians in war
ISBN : OCLC:1200293742

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Domestic Soldiers by Jennifer Purcell Pdf

Author : Jeffrey A. Keshen
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780774850995

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Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers by Jeffrey A. Keshen Pdf

The first-ever synthesis of both the patriotic and the problematic in wartime Canada, Saints, Sinners, and Soldiers shows how moral and social changes, and the fears they generated, precipitated numerous, and often contradictory, legacies in law and society. From labour conflicts, to the black market, to prostitution, and beyond, Keshen acknowledges the underbelly of Canada’s Second World War, and demonstrates that the “Good War” was a complex tapestry of social forces – not all of which were above reproach.

Author : Aaron Hiltner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226687186

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Taking Leave, Taking Liberties by Aaron Hiltner Pdf

American soldiers overseas during World War II were famously said to be “overpaid, oversexed, and over here.” But the assaults, rapes, and other brutal acts didn’t only happen elsewhere, far away from a home front depicted as safe and unscathed by the “good war.” To the contrary, millions of American and Allied troops regularly poured into ports like New York and Los Angeles while on leave. Euphemistically called “friendly invasions,” these crowds of men then forced civilians to contend with the same kinds of crime and sexual assault unfolding in places like Britain, France, and Australia. With unsettling clarity, Aaron Hiltner reveals what American troops really did on the home front. While GIs are imagined to have spent much of the war in Europe or the Pacific, before the run-up to D-Day in the spring of 1944 as many as 75% of soldiers were stationed in US port cities, including more than three million who moved through New York City. In these cities, largely uncontrolled soldiers sought and found alcohol and sex, and the civilians living there—women in particular—were not safe from the violence fomented by these de facto occupying armies. Troops brought their pocketbooks and demand for “dangerous fun” to both red-light districts and city centers, creating a new geography of vice that challenged local police, politicians, and civilians. Military authorities, focused above all else on the war effort, invoked written and unwritten legal codes to grant troops near immunity to civil policing and prosecution. The dangerous reality of life on the home front was well known at the time—even if it has subsequently been buried beneath nostalgia for the “greatest generation.” Drawing on previously unseen military archival records, Hiltner recovers a mostly forgotten chapter of World War II history, demonstrating that the war’s ill effects were felt all over—including by those supposedly safe back home.

Author : Michael Head,Scott Mann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317148517

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Domestic Deployment of the Armed Forces by Michael Head,Scott Mann Pdf

Until recently, internal use of the armed forces has been generally regarded by the public, as well as academic commentators, as conduct to be expected of a military or autocratic regime, not a democratic government. There is however growing concern that the 'war on terror' has been used to condition public opinion to accept the internal deployment of the armed forces, including for broader industrial and political purposes. This book examines the national and international law, human rights and civil liberties issues involved in governments calling out troops to deal with civil unrest or terrorism. As the introduction of military call-out legislation has become an emerging global trend in the opening years of the 21st century, there is considerable and growing interest in the constitutional and related problems surrounding the deployment of military forces for domestic purposes. Examining the changes underway in six comparable countries, the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia, this book provides a review and analysis of this trend, including its implications for legal and political rights.

Author : William C. Banks
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674495418

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Soldiers on the Home Front by William C. Banks Pdf

When crisis requires U.S troops to deploy on American soil, the nation depends on a rich body of law to establish lines of authority, guard civil liberties, and protect democratic institutions. William Banks and Stephen Dycus analyze the military’s domestic role as it is shaped by law, and ask what we must learn and do before the next crisis.

Author : Joan Dixon,Barb Howard
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781927051580

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Embedded on the Home Front by Joan Dixon,Barb Howard Pdf

Home front. It’s hard to separate that word from war. In the First and Second World Wars, the home front was a clear entity and location: if you weren’t on the frontlines, you were on the home front. But during current times of peacekeeping, peacemaking and armed interventions, the notion of home front seems to comprise only those who are in some way directly affected by the military: family and friends of soldiers, returning soldiers or ex-soldiers—an invisible group camouflaged by everyday jobs and activities. Editors Barb Howard and Joan Dixon have compiled insightful essays and reflections from 14 writers, including Melanie Murray, Scott Waters, Ryan Flavelle and Chris Turner. All have found themselves, at one time or another, embedded on the home front. And even though each experience is unique and comes from a single perspective, common motifs surface: family, fate, death and memory. This anthology captures triumphs, incredible fortitude and humour, often in the face of grief, as well as the complicated logic, fears, anger and other everyday realities that are part of home-front life.

Author : Robert W. Coakley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Dorr Rebellion, 1842
ISBN : UCR:31210009476399

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The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 by Robert W. Coakley Pdf

A survey of the use of federal forces, including federalized militia and National Guard, in domestic disturbances, with special emphasis on legal and Constitutional issues.

Author : William C. Banks,Stephen Dycus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0674736745

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Soldiers on the Home Front by William C. Banks,Stephen Dycus Pdf

When crisis requires U.S troops to deploy on American soil, the nation depends on a rich body of law to establish lines of authority, guard civil liberties, and protect democratic institutions. William Banks and Stephen Dycus analyze the military s domestic role as it is shaped by law, and ask what we must learn and do before the next crisis."

Author : Cornelius Friesendorf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108429108

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How Western Soldiers Fight by Cornelius Friesendorf Pdf

This study of military routines is vital for understanding why soldiers from Western democracies participating in multinational missions vary in their use of force.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-30
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0160800838

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The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878 (Paperback) by Anonim Pdf

NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRINT PRODUCT--OVERSTOCK SALE -- Significantly reduced list price while supplies last CMH 30-13-1. Army Historical Series. Provides a survey of the use of federal forces, including federalized militia and National Guard, in domestic disturbances, with special emphasis on legal and constitutional issues. Other related products: Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1945-1992 (Paperback) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00400-3 Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1877-1945 (Hardcover) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-029-00333-3

Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780735235274

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The Secret History of Soldiers by Tim Cook Pdf

There have been thousands of books on the Great War, but most have focused on commanders, battles, strategy, and tactics. Less attention has been paid to the daily lives of the combatants, how they endured the unimaginable conditions of industrial warfare: the rain of shells, bullets, and chemical agents. In The Secret History of Soldiers, Tim Cook, Canada's foremost military historian, examines how those who survived trench warfare on the Western Front found entertainment, solace, relief, and distraction from the relentless slaughter. These tales come from the soldiers themselves, mined from the letters, diaries, memoirs, and oral accounts of more than five hundred combatants. Rare examples of trench art, postcards, and even song sheets offer insight into a hidden society that was often irreverent, raunchy, and anti-authoritarian. Believing in supernatural stories was another way soldiers shielded themselves from the horror. While novels and poetry often depict the soldiers of the Great War as mere victims, this new history shows how the soldiers pushed back against the grim war, refusing to be broken in the mincing machine of the Western Front. The violence of war is always present, but Cook reveals the gallows humour the soldiers employed to get through it. Over the years, both writers and historians have overlooked this aspect of the men's lives. The fighting at the front was devastating, but behind the battle lines, another layer of life existed, one that included songs, skits, art, and soldier-produced newspapers. With his trademark narrative abilities and an unerring eye for the telling human detail, Cook has created another landmark history of Canadian military life as he reveals the secrets of how soldiers survived the carnage of the Western Front.

Author : A. Forster,T. Edmunds,Andrew Cottey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230523081

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Soldiers and Societies in Postcommunist Europe by A. Forster,T. Edmunds,Andrew Cottey Pdf

This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine.