Other Fronts, Other Wars?

Joachim Bürgschwentner, Mag. phil., is assistant at the Department of History and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Innsbruck. His research and publications focus on cultural history, war relief, mobilisation and visual media of the First World War.Matthias Egger, Mag. phil., is Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Innsbruck. His research and publications focus on 1848, prisoners of war and war relief during the First World War.Gunda Barth-Scalmani, Dr. phil., is assistant professor at the Department of History at the University of Innsbruck. Her research and publications deal with various topics of Austrian History from the late 18th century to the First World War.

"The overall purpose of this volume is to take the readers through a multitude of war theatres, not just in the geographical sense, away from the Western Front. The organizers first and the editors later certainly should be commended for their work, as this book represents a new approach and an exciting read... This is indeed a very interesting volume that includes cutting-edge research on the war... an excellent choice in order to get a better understanding of the First World War." Roberto Mazza, War in History 24.3 (2017)

• Preface…ixList of Figures…xiNotes on Contributors…xiiiIntroduction: Approaching the Centenary 1914–2014…1Matthias Egger, Joachim Bürgschwentner and Gunda Barth-ScalmaniPart 1: Diverging Front Experiences1 Lethal Journey between Four Fronts: First World War Experiences of the Reichstag’s Deputies…19Nicolas Patin2 Combating Desertion and Voluntary Surrender in the Russian Army During the First World War …41Paul Simmons3 Baptism by Snow: The Ottoman Experience of Winter Warfare During the First World War… 62Altay Atlı4 “Our common colonial voices”: Canadian Nurses, Patient Relations, and Nation on Lemnos …92Andrea McKenziePart 2: Towards a Cultural History of Captivity5 Brucken, Beethoven und Baumkuchen: German and Austro-Hungarian Prisoners of War and the Japanese Home Front …125Mahon Murphy6 Australian Prisoners of the Turks: Negotiating Culture Clash in Captivity …146Kate Ariotti7 The Camp Newspaper Nedelja as a Reflection of the Experience of Russian Prisoners of War in Austria-Hungary… 167Christian SteppanPart 3: Occupation on the Eastern War Theatre8 Two Kinds of Occupation? German and Austro-Hungarian Economic Policy in Congress Poland, 1915–1918 …197Stephan Lehnstaedt9 A School of Violence and Spatial Desires? Austro-Hungarian Experiences of War in Eastern Europe, 1914–1918 …218Wolfram Dornik10 We and Homeland: German Occupation, Lithuanian Discourse, and War Experience in Ober Ost …237Andrea GrifffantePart 4: Medical History and War Relief11 Serbia as a Health Threat to Europe: The Wartime Typhus Epidemic, 1914–1915 …259Indira Duraković12 Other Fronts, Other Diseases? Comparisons of Front-specific Practices in Medical Treatment …280Philipp Rauh and Livia Prüll13 Who Provided Care for Wounded and Disabled Soldiers? Conceptualizing State-Civil Society Relationship in First World War Austria …303Ke-chin HsiaPart 5: War at Home: Gender, Space and Entertainment14 Losing Manliness: Bohemian Workers and the Experience of the Home Front …331Rudolf Kučera15 The Transformation of Local Public Spheres: German, Belgian and Dutch Border Towns during the First World War Compared …349Bernhard Liemann16 War on Stage. Home Front Entertainment in European Metropolises 1914–1918 …370Eva KrivanecPart 6: The Shaping of Attitudes and Opinions17 Strange Fronts, Strange Wars: Germany’s Battle for “Islam” in the Middle East during the First World War, and British Reactions …389Tilman Lüdke18 War between Allies: Polish and Ukrainian Intellectuals 1914–1923… 415Maciej GórnyPart 7: Remembering the First World War19 In the Name of Father and Son: Remembering the First World War in Serbia… 437Katarina Todić20 The Memory Landscape of the South-Western Front: Cultural Legacy, Promotion of Tourism, or European Heritage? …463Gunda Barth-ScalmaniBibliography… 501Index of Places …505Index of Names …514