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The Old Lie: The Great War and the Public-School Ethos
The Old Lie The Great War and the PublicSchool Ethos
Author: Peter Parker
Long unavailable, this acclaimed book traces the history of an ideal and examines its effect on the lives of those caught up in the First World War. Rupert Brooke's apparent enthusiasm for the War in 1914 was echoed throughout England, particularly by young men who had been educated in a gentlemanly tradition of patriotism, chivalry and sportsma...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781847250445
ISBN-10: 1847250440
Publication Date: 10/2/2007
Pages: 319
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Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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