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Contrasting Versions of Nationalism at War’s End

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This chapter briefly analyses three of the most famous nationalist, positive accounts of the war: Flex, The Wanderer between the Two Worlds; von Richthofen (the ‘Red Baron’), The Red Battle-Flier; and Jünger, Storm of Steel. The purpose is to show how nationalist attitudes towards the war evolved over time, while maintaining a continuously positive attitude towards it, towards some of its outcomes and combat in general.

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Palmer, J. (2018). Contrasting Versions of Nationalism at War’s End. In: Memories from the Frontline. Palgrave Studies in Life Writing. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78051-1_13

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