Between mutiny and obedience : the case of the French Fifth Infantry Division during World War I

Literary and historical conventions have long painted the experience of soldiers during World War I as simple victimization. Leonard Smith, however, argues that a complex dialogue of resistance and negotiation existed between French soldiers and their own commanders. In this case study of wartime military culture, Smith analyzes the experience of the French Fifth Infantry Division in both pitched battle and trench warfare. Based on the author's thesis (doctoral--Columbia University). xvii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm