LEADER 02327cam a2200409 i 4500001 233847 005 20240621195630.0 008 130904s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng 010 2012046881 020 9781594204289 |q(hardcover) 020 1594204284 |q(hardcover) 020 9781101617816 |q(ebook) 020 1101617810 |q(ebook) 035 (OCoLC)ocn818953817 035 233847 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dIG# |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCO |dVP@ |dMOF |dMLY |dZJI |dNSB |dLHM 050 00 D810.D57 |bG53 2013 100 1 Glass, Charles, |d1951- 245 14 The deserters : |ba hidden history of World War II / |cCharles Glass. 264 1 New York : |bThe Penguin Press, |c2013. 300 xx, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages : |billustrations ; |c25 cm 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-371) and index. 505 0 Of boys to soldiers -- Of soldiers to deserters -- Military justice. 520 An historical account of the view of deserters during World War II, this story deals with ordinary men under pressure to accomplish enormous and paradoxical expectations imposed on them. It is a history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines. This book offers a new perspective on the Second World War, delving deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history. Surprisingly, deserters weren't looked on as cowards by their comrades, but rather as a normal part of wartime behavior. A soldier could fight bravely, but in a year's time become exhausted and disillusioned, causing desertion. It discards the notion of a flawless military and the dignity of conflict. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xDesertions. 650 0 World War, 1939-1945 |xPsychological aspects. 650 0 Military deserters |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Desertion, Military |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Combat |xPsychological aspects. 852 0 |bstacks |hD810.D57 |iG53 2013 852 0 |bscstacks |hD810.D57 |iG53 2013 |tc.2