Military History from the Street: New Methods for Researching First World War Service in the British Military

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Grayson, Richard S.. 2014. Military History from the Street: New Methods for Researching First World War Service in the British Military. War in History, 21(4), pp. 465-495. ISSN 0968-3445 [Article]

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Local studies of military service in the First World War have traditionally focused on ‘Pals’ or
other units known to be linked to a specific area. However, the availability of new records online
has revolutionized the way in which local studies can be carried out. A ‘military history from
the street’ approach can now document and analyse service by all those from a local area who
served. The article explains how such socio-military methods, as used in the author’s monograph
on West Belfast (Belfast Boys, London, Continuum, 2009), can be adapted to other areas, with a
particular focus on employment data not included in that study.

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344513505403