A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith During the First World War 9780192513397, 2018943452, 9780198794554, 0192513397

It was a commonly expressed view during the First World War that the conflict had seen a major revival of "supersti

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A Supernatural War: Magic, Divination, and Faith During the First World War
9780192513397, 2018943452, 9780198794554, 0192513397

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In contrast to the plethora of works focusing on the tragic loss of human lives during the First World War, little is kn

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This book is a catalogue of most of the uniforms worn by the countries participating in the First World War, between 191

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There are few moments in history when the division between the sexes seems as "natural" as during wartime: men

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Although civilian internment has become associated with the Second World War in popular memory, it has a longer history.

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In contrast to the voluminous literature on trench warfare, few scholarly works have been written on how the First World

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The publication of the 1939 White Paper marked a radical change in British Policy towards Palestine and evisaged an inde

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