War Volunteering in Modern Times

War Volunteering in Modern Times

Author: C. G. Krüger

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-12-14

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0230290523

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Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times.