Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note to the Reader vii
4. Introduction: World War, Diary Writing, and the Self 1
5. CHAPTER ONE: Talk about Heroes 18
6. CHAPTER TWO: Self- Mobilization and the Discipline of the Battlefield 64
7. CHAPTER THREE: Assembling the “New Order” 114
8. CHAPTER FOUR: Th e Unbearable Likeness of Being 155
9. CHAPTER FIVE: The Physics of Writing War 198
10. CHAPTER SIX: The Consequences of Self- Discipline 243
11. Conclusion 287
12. Abbreviations 305
13. Notes 307
14. Bibliography of War Diaries 363
15. Acknowledgments 371
16. Index 375