British Army Uniform and the First World War - Men in Khaki (Hardcover, New)

What did British combatants wear on the western front in the First World War? From the idealized recruitment images to the coarse trousers and ill-fitting tunics, Jane Tynan retraces wartime culture through images and experiences of khaki. Photographs, newspapers, memoirs, war office documents and tailoring ephemera reveal the impact of the war on the tailoring trade. But the story of uniform also involves the wartime knitting projects, the issue of 'Kitchener Blue', Sikhs wearing khaki on the western front, and the punishments given to COs. Military uniforms were designed to make soldiers of civilian men and to rank them according to race and class, but Tynan argues that neat images of men in khaki concealed the reality that clothing an ever-expanding army involved compromise, resistance and improvisation. Uniforms transformed men and war changed British society. This book tells the story of British army clothing during wartime and offers insights into why khaki has endured as the symbol of modern militarism.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	J. Tynan
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-30157-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Fashion design Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Uniforms & insignia Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > First World War
LSN:	0-230-30157-6
Barcode:	9780230301573

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