Dying for the Nation

Dying for the Nation
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Publisher : Cultural History of Modern War
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 1526163918
ISBN-13 : 9781526163912
Rating : 4/5 (912 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dying for the Nation by : Lucy Noakes

Download or read book Dying for the Nation written by Lucy Noakes and published by Cultural History of Modern War. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a range of material, the book demonstrates just how much death matters in wartime - not just to the individual, threatened with their own death, or the death of loved ones, but to the state, tasked with managing the deaths of its citizens in conflict.


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