Series: Cultural History of Modern War

A New Naval History brings together the most significant and interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary naval history. The last few decades have witnessed a transformation in how this field is researched and understood, and this volume captures the state of a field that continues to develop apace. It examines, through the prism of naval affairs, issues of nationhood and imperialism; the...

Death in war matters. It matters to the individual, threatened with their own death, or the death of loved ones. It matters to groups and communities who have to find ways to manage death, to support the bereaved and to dispose of bodies amidst the confusion of conflict. It matters to the state, which has to find ways of coping...

Imagining Armenia examines how Armenia and Armenians were portrayed in Britain at a decisive moment in modern history. It illustrates how British observers represented the 'in-between' position of Armenians and considers the early development of atrocity narratives that related acts of violence and oppression by the Ottomans. The book goes on to examine responses to the massacres of the Armenians...

Working in a World of Hurt fills a significant gap in the studies of the psychological trauma wrought by war. It focuses not on soldiers, but on the men and women who fought to save them in casualty clearing stations, hospitals, and prison camps. The writings by doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, and other medical personnel reveal the spectrum of their...