The silence of memory : Armistice Day, 1919-1946Gregory, AdrianEnglishBookThis book examines how the British people came to terms with the massive trauma of the First World War. Although the literary memory of the war has often been discussed, little has been written on the public ceremonies on and around 11 November which dominated the public memory of the war in the inter-war years. This book aims to remedy the deficiency by showing the pre-eminence of Armistice Day, both in reflecting what people felt about the war and in shaping their memories of it. It shows that this memory was complex rather than simple and that it was continually contested. Finally it seeks 1994Oxford ; Providence, RI, USA : Berg, 1994.Armistice Day (Great Britain)—HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918—Anniversaries, etcWorld War, 1914-1918—Great BritainBook978185973001097818478818099781472578006