Childhood and war in eighteenth-century Britain:

The eighteenth century saw more years of war than of peace. This book demonstrates that children participated in war as soldiers, as non-combatants, and as civilians. It also argues that juvenile imagery was an integral part of warfare, used to motivate soldiers to fight and to justify the command s...

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Main Author: Hurl-Eamon, Jennine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2025
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:The eighteenth century saw more years of war than of peace. This book demonstrates that children participated in war as soldiers, as non-combatants, and as civilians. It also argues that juvenile imagery was an integral part of warfare, used to motivate soldiers to fight and to justify the command structure
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 258 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780198917236
DOI:10.1093/9780198917236.001.0001

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