Physical Control, Transformation and Damage in the First World War: War Bodies

by Simon Walker

From enlistment in 1914 to the end of service in 1918, British men's bodies were constructed, conditioned, and controlled in the pursuit of allied victory. Physical Control, Transformation and Damage in the First World War considers the physical and psychological impact of conflict on individuals and asks the question of who, in the heart of war, really had control of the soldier's body.

As men learned to fight they became fitter,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350123285
• ISBN13: 9781350123281
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"