Twentieth Century (History)

The Burial of the Dead: the British Army on the Western Front, 1914–18

by Ross Wilson

War & Society, Vol. 31 No. 1, March, 2012, 22–41

This article examines the ‘war culture’ that developed within the British Army with regard to death and burial on the... more This article examines the ‘war culture’ that developed within the British Army with regard to death and burial on the Western Front. Soldiers on the battlefields responded to the presence of death and the bodies of the dead through a specific framework that was used to understand this perverse and violent landscape. This drew upon pre-war practices and emphasized the physicality of the corpse in the desire to ensure a ‘decent’ burial for a ‘pal’.

Studi sull’anticomunismo in Italia e all’estero

by Andrea Mariuzzo

published in 'Contemporanea', 2005

Able Bodies: Work camps and the training of the unemployed in Britain before 1939

by John Field

Before 1939, around 200,000 young unemployed men entered government work camps in Britain. By comparison with Germany... more Before 1939, around 200,000 young unemployed men entered government work camps in Britain. By comparison with Germany or the USA in the same period, this was a relatively small scale operation. The purposes and architecture of the initiative was, though, remarkably similar. The paper examines the origins of the British system, looks back to earlier experiences of labour colonies, discusses the brief period of compulsory recruitment under the second Labouor government, and evaluates its impact on interwar unemployment (concluding that it was negligible).

The Growth of the Federal Government in the Early Twentieth Century

by Eric Gallager

My paper for my intro to American History class I took with professor Christopher Klemek and teaching assistant Daniel Berkhout the second semester of my sophomore year.

In this paper I argue that the increase in the size of the Federal Government in the early twentieth century came... more In this paper I argue that the increase in the size of the Federal Government in the early twentieth century came about by a combination of a desire by the American public for reform and a perception that the Federal Government was the best agent for this reform.