Be sure to provide specific, properly cited examples from the assigned primary sources. The sources used for this paper are: Donald Black, Red Dust: A Classic account of Australian Light Horsemen in Palestine During the First World War World War One British Poets: Brooke, Owen, Sassoon, Rosenberg and Others On Bb from Week 11: More Poems, Yeats, Ellen N. La Motte, The Backwash of War, and Mary Borden, The Forbidden Zone On Bb from Week 14: Barnes, -Evermore” and Holtby, “The Casualty List’
Hanlon’s -Three Ways to Remember the War under Week 14 Readings will be a useful table to think about this prompt. Use the secondary readings where applicable but remember that this paper is a source analysis based on the primary sources given above.
The Prompt: The First World War was a trans-formative event globally and individually. Using the primary sources listed above analyze how these authors described their experiences of war. Use three specific shared themes and describe their significance on an individual and social level. What is the most important takeaway from these works and the themes you have chosen?
