Describe the attitude of British towards the press during World War2?
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the war are not easily characterized, and even less easily retrieved or reconstructed from source materials. It could be argued that the scholarly debate on soldiers’ attitudes towards war is, to some extent, a disagreement over definitions: should "acceptance" be construed as meaning adhesion or "consent"? Does the term point to a favorable view of the war, to a conscious recognition of its legitimacy, to a plain admittance of its inevitability, or to the mere compliance to military duty? As for "refusal," should it imply a condemnation of war in general, a politically grounded criticism of the current conflict, a tendency to minimize one’s exposure to its violence, or a deliberate effort to seek its end via protest or collective action?
Furthermore, methodological difficulties in interpreting primary sources (some letters or diaries will show evidence of acceptance of the war yet their author may well desert, conversely, some soldiers who write of their refusal or disapproval of the conflict can nonetheless show great resolve and a willingness to fight) indicate that the question of soldiers’ attitudes towards war needs to be framed carefully, to be put in context, always taking into account the variety of military situations and of belligerent nations.