Defeat and Memory: Cultural Histories of Military Defeat in the Modern Era

by Dr Jenny Macleod (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $134.56

  The legacy of defeat in war reverberates through private and collective memory and remains a sub-text in international relations and political discourse. This book examines the manner in which a series of military defeats have been understood and remembered by individuals and societies in the era of modern industrialised warfare.