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Named Person: J R R Tolkien; J R R Tolkien
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Janet Brennan Croft
ISBN: 0313325928 9780313325922
OCLC Number: 52948909
Description: 175 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: The great war and Tolkien's memory -- World War I themes in The hobbit and the lord of the rings -- World War II: "the young perish and the old linger, withering" -- Military leaders and leadership -- "The dull backwaters of the art of killing": training, tactics, strategy, and battlefield communication -- "War must be, while we defend our lives": philosophy, pathology, and conclusions.
Series Title: Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, no. 106
Responsibility: Janet Brennan Croft.
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by jbcroft (WorldCat user on 2005-11-30)

Go to http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/C/Janet.B.Croft-1/war_and_works_jrrt.htm for more information about this book, including reviews, bibliography, awards, etc.

Winner of the 2005 Mythopoeic Award in Inklings Scholarship.

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by jbcroft (WorldCat user on 2005-11-30)


Acknowledgments xi

1. Introduction 1
2. The Great War and Tolkien's Memory 13
3. World War I Themes in The Hobbit and The Lord of the
Rings 33
4. World War II: "The Young Perish and the Old Linger,
Withering" 57
5. Military Leaders and Leadership 73
6. "The Dull Backwaters of the Art of Killing": Training, Tactics,
Strategy, and Battlefield Communication 105
7. "War Must Be, While We Defend Our Lives": Philosophy,
Pathology, and Conclusions 127

Appendix A A Chronology of J.R.R. Tolkien's World War I
Experiences 149
Appendix B A Chronology of J.R.R. Tolkien's Family's World War
II Experiences 155

Works Cited 159
Index 169

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