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The popular image of the British soldier in the First World War is of a passive victim, caught up in events beyond his control, and isolated from civilian society. This 2005 book offers a different vision of the soldier's experience of war. Using letters and official sources relating to Liverpool units, Helen McCartney shows how ordinary men were able to retain their civilian outlook and use it to influence their experience in the trenches. These citizen soldiers came to rely on local, civilian loyalties and strong links with home to bolster their morale, whilst their civilian backgrounds helped them challenge those in command if they felt they were being treated unfairly. The book examines the soldier not only in his military context but in terms of his social and cultural life. It will appeal to anyone wishing to understand how the British soldier thought and behaved during the First World War.

World War, 1914-1918 --- Soldiers --- Première guerre mondiale --- Soldats --- Personal narratives, British. --- Social aspects. --- Social life and customs --- Récits personnels britanniques --- Aspect social --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Great Britain. --- Armed Forces personnel --- Members of the Armed Forces --- Military personnel --- Military service members --- Service members --- Servicemen, Military --- Armed Forces --- European War, 1914-1918 --- First World War, 1914-1918 --- Great War, 1914-1918 --- World War 1, 1914-1918 --- World War I, 1914-1918 --- World War One, 1914-1918 --- WW I (World War, 1914-1918) --- WWI (World War, 1914-1918) --- History, Modern --- Social life and customs. --- Angliǐskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ --- Tsava ha-Briṭi --- British Army --- בריטניה. --- צבא הבריטי --- England and Wales. --- Military life. --- Arts and Humanities --- History