Paper presentation in the panel 'Biographical and Experiential Approaches to Transnational War Volunteering, 19th-21st Centuries'. This panel investigates transnational war volunteerism spanning from the 19th to the 21st centuries, focusing specifically on volunteer experiences. The primary objective is to comprehend the motivations, ideologies, and circumstances driving individuals to volunteer for various conflicts and to discern commonalities, distinctions, and deeper insights within this historical and current phenomenon. Additionally, the panel contributions explore methodological approaches to analyzing source materials detailing personal experiences and addressing the challenges of interpreting the multifaceted narratives of war volunteers, drawing from diverse sources such as diaries, letters, photographs, interviews, and legal records and trials related to individuals conducted after their return.
Period
20 Apr 2024
Event title
2024 Annual Meeting - Society for Military History