Durchhalten! Krieg und Gesellschaft im Vergleich 1914-1918

Fear, hunger, death and destruction characterise the face of modern war. How do people withstand this horror - daily, for years, in the trenches or on the so-called home front? This volume explores the question of how the societies involved in the First World War managed to "hold out" over a period of more than four years. Was it primarily coercion or enthusiasm that secured the conduct of the war? What differences and similarities can be identified for the various European and non-European countries? The book sheds light on the contexts, the type of warfare, the involvement of the population as well as the political-ideological justification of the participation and it clarifies the connection between war cultures and war practices.