Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918

Mostrar todas las versiones(2)

Although the African theatres of the First World War are receiving more attention than in the past, they are still relatively unknown. As in 1914-1918, the territories remain exotic side-shows for those interested in the main theatre of war, that in Europe, and for British researchers, it is the Wes...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Samson, Anne
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Inglés
Español
Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2022
Materias:
Africa
Western Front
Home Front
Empire
Colonies
África
Frente Occidental
Frente Interior
Imperio
Colonias
Acceso en línea:http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/11084
Aporte de:
Historia y guerra de Universidad de Buenos Aires
id I28-R255-article-11084
record_format ojs
spelling I28-R255-article-110842023-05-11T20:39:46Z Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918 África frente a Europa: comparación de los dos teatros británicos 1914-1918 Samson, Anne Africa Western Front Home Front Empire Colonies África Frente Occidental Frente Interior Imperio Colonias Although the African theatres of the First World War are receiving more attention than in the past, they are still relatively unknown. As in 1914-1918, the territories remain exotic side-shows for those interested in the main theatre of war, that in Europe, and for British researchers, it is the Western Front. This essay aims to alert readers to the similarities and differences between the British forces which served on the Western Front with those who served in the African theatres of 1914-1918, proving that “War is always hell. Only the setting changes.” Aunque los teatros africanos de la Primera Guerra Mundial están recibiendo más atención que en el pasado, aun son relativamente desconocidos. Como en 1914-1918, esos territorios permanecen como una exótica atracción secundaria para los interesados en el teatro principal de la guerra, que en Europa, y para los investigadores británicos, es el Frente Occidental. Este ensayo se propone alertar a los lectores acerca de las similitudes y diferencias entre las fuerzas británicas que sirvieron en el Frente Occidental y las que lo hicieron en los teatros africanos de 1914-1918, probando que "La guerra es siempre un infierno. Sólo cambia el escenario." Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires 2022-09-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículos Articles Artigos application/pdf text/html http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/11084 10.34096/hyg.n2.11084 Historia & Guerra; No 2 (2022): Julio-Diciembre; 78-98 Historia & Guerra; Núm. 2 (2022): Julio-Diciembre; 78-98 2796-8650 eng spa http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/11084/10570 http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/11084/10584 Derechos de autor 2022 Anne Samson https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
institution_str I-28
repository_str R-255
container_title_str Historia y guerra
language Inglés
Español
format Artículo revista
topic Africa
Western Front
Home Front
Empire
Colonies
África
Frente Occidental
Frente Interior
Imperio
Colonias
spellingShingle Africa
Western Front
Home Front
Empire
Colonies
África
Frente Occidental
Frente Interior
Imperio
Colonias
Samson, Anne
Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
topic_facet Africa
Western Front
Home Front
Empire
Colonies
África
Frente Occidental
Frente Interior
Imperio
Colonias
author Samson, Anne
author_facet Samson, Anne
author_sort Samson, Anne
title Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
title_short Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
title_full Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
title_fullStr Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
title_full_unstemmed Africa versus Europe: how the two British theatres compared 1914-1918
title_sort africa versus europe: how the two british theatres compared 1914-1918
description Although the African theatres of the First World War are receiving more attention than in the past, they are still relatively unknown. As in 1914-1918, the territories remain exotic side-shows for those interested in the main theatre of war, that in Europe, and for British researchers, it is the Western Front. This essay aims to alert readers to the similarities and differences between the British forces which served on the Western Front with those who served in the African theatres of 1914-1918, proving that “War is always hell. Only the setting changes.”
publisher Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires
publishDate 2022
url http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/historiayguerra/article/view/11084
work_keys_str_mv AT samsonanne africaversuseuropehowthetwobritishtheatrescompared19141918
AT samsonanne africafrenteaeuropacomparaciondelosdosteatrosbritanicos19141918
first_indexed 2023-06-27T21:07:52Z
last_indexed 2023-06-27T21:07:52Z
_version_ 1769891506828607488

Ejemplares similares