War and class
Literary exploration of class divisions in warfare—officers vs enlisted men, working-class soldiers' experiences, class privilege in avoiding combat, post-war class tensions. War and class reveals how social inequality persists through warfare.
Real World
Sassoon's 'Base Details' savages the 'scarlet Majors' who drank port safely behind the lines while the working-class soldiers they commanded died in mud — a class critique so sharp it nearly ended his military career.
Exam Focus
Name the specific social class of the speaker or subject and link it to the author's own class position for a precise, contextually grounded AO3 argument.
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