The Lion and the Poppy: British Veterans, Politics, and Society, 1921-1939

by Niall Barr

In the years following World War I, the British Legion became a symbol for service, tradition, and stability in British life. In the war's aftermath, many veterans organizations on the continent became violently politicized. However, the competing groups in Britain came together in 1921 to form the unified and overtly non-political British Legion, the mission and identity of which was founded upon its members' experience of the Great War. The Legion...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313324743
• ISBN13: 9780313324741
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"