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A Bloody Picnic - Tommy's Humour, 1914-18 (Paperback, New)
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A Bloody Picnic - Tommy's Humour, 1914-18 (Paperback, New)
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One of the crucial factors which kept Tommy going on the Western
Front was his facility to see what was comic in the horror,
deprivation and discomfort of trench warfare, an attitude which
blossomed further in the rest areas behind the lines. The nature of
the comedy ranged from gentle irony to a rougher hilarity that
produced on belly laughs. Such laughter could arise from extreme
physical pain and discomfort, from the provision of sustenance and
from matters relating to dress, equipment and weapons. A further
source of fun was bizarre events not dissimilar to situation comedy
and pantomime. Moreover, a whole culture of humour surrounded
Tommy's words and songs, and many trench pets - cats, dogs, horses,
goats, even rats - were in on the joke in one way or another. Nor
was it only the British soldiers who managed to find something to
laugh about in the trenches - the Germans could sometimes see the
funny side as well. A Bloody Picnic provides an unusual perspective
on how soliders coped with the grim realities of the First World
War.
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