‘MORE THAN JUST HUMAN HEROES’ THE ROLE OF THE PIGEON IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

‘MORE THAN JUST HUMAN HEROES’ THE ROLE OF THE PIGEON IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Due to their centrality in war communications, carrier pigeons, lofts and pigeon handlers were legitimate targets for enemy forces during the First World War (1914–18). As a result of the multi-faceted nature and conflicting interests associated with the post-war debate on appropriate ways of memori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hendrik Snyders
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-11-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
Subjects:
War communications
Carrier pigeons
First World War
Non-human animals in war
Animal memorialisation
Non-human animal commemoration
Pigeons of war
Pigeon fancying
Pigeon memorials
First World War (1914–18) pigeons
Duivenmelkers
War pigeons
Integrating pigeons into the military
Naval war pigeon service
Pigeons for war
Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1127

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