Honours: War
Georges Clemenceau is reputed to have declared, “War is too important to be left to the generals.” We might add that the history of war is too important to be left to the military historians. So, in this course, we may read a few of the illustrious theorists (some Clausewitz, possibly?), just possibly read a novel or two (Henri Barbusse, Ernst Jünger, or Joseph Heller?), and, of course, one or two (or more) of the important historians of war (Thucydides? Or Paul Fussell?). We will investigate the experience of war for those on the front lines and those behind the lines. In short, we will investigate war not as “the continuation of politics by other means,” but as a catalyst for (and consequence of) dramatic social and cultural changes.
Discipline: History
Department: Discipline of History
University: University of Adelaide
Years offered: 2006
Department: Discipline of History
University: University of Adelaide
Years offered: 2006