War Volunteering in Modern Times: From the French Revolution to the Second World War

by Christine G . Krüger (Editor), SonjaLevsen (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2010

  $134.36

  Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times.