Warrior Nation: Images of Battle 1850-1900

Warrior Nation Explores The Way In Which Images Of Battle, Both Literary And Visual, Have Been Constructed In Fiction And Popular Culture Since 1850. Using A Wide Range Of Media, Michael Paris Focuses On How War Has Been 'sold' To Boys And Young Men And Examines The Warrior As A Masculine Ideal.--jacket. Discovering The Pleasures Of War -- The Little Wars Of Empire -- Preparing For The Great War To Come -- Paths Of Glory: 1914-18 -- No More War: 1919-39 -- Fighting The People's War: 1939-45 -- After The Wars: 1940s-1990s. Michael Paris. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [263]-294) And Index.