On Chickenshit.

A literary criticism of the chapter "Chickenshit: An Anatomy," from the book "Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War," by Paul Fussell is presented. It examines the military behavior, called chickenshit, during wartime, defined by Fussell in the book, examples of chickenshit fro...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	WLA (1949-9752) Vol. 25; pp. 1 - 13
Main Author:	CAGE, CALEB S.
Format:	Literary Criticism
Published:	US Air Force Academy English Department 2013
Subjects:	Military personnel attitudes Wartime: Understanding & Behavior in the Second World War (Book) Fussell, Paul, 1924-2012 War in literature Fiction
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	A literary criticism of the chapter "Chickenshit: An Anatomy," from the book "Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War," by Paul Fussell is presented. It examines the military behavior, called chickenshit, during wartime, defined by Fussell in the book, examples of chickenshit from fiction authors and the lack of literary fiction concerning contemporary wars.