by Belloc · Cluster: History · Catholicism · Europe

Abstract

A wartime handbook of six chapters from the winter of 1914-15, analysing the Great War as a contest between a German and an Allied re-drawing of Europe. Belloc surveys the true national groupings of the Continent by tradition, language and religion, arguing the war’s stake is the preservation and extension of national liberties.

Capitoli / Chapters

Connections

Forms & Genres: Essay, History, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Nationalism and Patriotism, War and its Cost, Freedom and Liberty, Empire and Imperialism, Liberty Motifs: Flag, Battlefield (2) Historical References: First World War, Kaiser Wilhelm II, British Empire Settings: Continental Europe (Brussels), Germany, Europe Characters: Kaiser Wilhelm II Topoi: Life as a Battle