HIST assignment for WAR1
due after 11 hours
Read Gustave Le Bons article The Psychology of the Great War found in your textbook (page 645). The article addresses the effect of war on individual and collective behavior. Summarize his ideas concerning the Collective Forces, the Emergence of New Personalities, and the Exaltation of Patriotism. Then read Karl Gorzels letter describing the Battle of the Somme (page 638). How are Gustave Le Bons ideas reflected in this letter?
Assignment should be four paragraphs, 400 words.
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/history/winter/w3206/edit/sommebattle.html