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The Better Part of Valour

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First World War: New Perspectives
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Combatant Courage on the Western Front.
No human characteristic has a greater impact on the outcome of military endeavour than courage. Dr Edward Madigan from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, explores how frontline soldiers in the First World War conceived combatant courage on the Western Front, the role of humour and the rejection of victimhood.

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Series
First World War: New Perspectives
People
Edward Madigan
Keywords
#ww1
ww1
military
Western Front
world war one
great war
first world war
history
combatant courage
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 29/10/2012
Duration: 00:20:18

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