TY - JOUR AU - Delport, Anri PY - 2021/11/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Physical control, transformation and damage in the First World War: War bodies JF - Scientia Militaria - South African Journal of Military Studies JA - Sci.Mil. VL - 49 IS - 2 SE - Book Reviews DO - 10.5787/49-2-1337 UR - https://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1337 SP - 147-150 AB - Nearly a century after the conclusion of the First World War of 1914–1918, the Britishmilitary historian Ian FW Beckett expressively stated, “[h]istorians walk with ghosts.”577As an explanation, he descriptively noted, “[t]hey are privileged … to see what others donot as they tread the deserted banquet-hall of the past, endeavouring to repopulate it withthose who have gone before and who might otherwise be forgotten. ER -