The Better Part of Valour

Combatant Courage on the Western Front.

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

Date Published: 29 October 2012

Source:

University of Oxford Podcasts

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http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/WW1_talks/2012-10-15_edward_ww1.mp3

Contributors: Edward Madigan

Keywords: war, History, #greatwriters, world war one, Western Front, military

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