{"product_id":"more-than-victims-of-horace-public-schoolboys-1914-1918-9781913336219","title":"More Than Victims of Horace: Public Schoolboys 1914-1918","description":"The involvement of public school boys in the Great War has often been seen in terms of 'a race of innocents dedicated to romantic ideals'. It has been argued that an education based on the teaching of the classics (based on the deeds of military heroes) and the playing of games underpinned this.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA School in Arms: Uppingham and the Great Wa\u003c\/i\u003er Timothy Halstead demonstrated that in the case of Uppingham this involvement was more nuanced than previously suggested. More than Victims of Horace argues that this was the case for all public schools and looks at the role of those who survived as well as those who died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book will examine the professionalization of the British Army in the years leading up to 1914 and how the its relationship with the public schools developed. The rapid expansion of the Army after the outbreak of the war meant that a range of skills were needed to enable it to operate effectively.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines how public schools with their varying approaches were able to support this expansion and prepare their boys for war as well as the common elements to the military training they provided. As part of a nation in arms the schools also contributed to the effort on the home front.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on the archives of the Headmasters' Conference and several schools, the book provides the first scholarly analysis of the public schools in the Great War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Helion \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913336219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Timothy Halstead","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42314680434869,"sku":"9781913336219","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8bacab75-3ccd-44a7-9b64-eaa5af163d29.jpg?v=1659412207","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/more-than-victims-of-horace-public-schoolboys-1914-1918-9781913336219","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}