A quick introduction to the idea of nationalism through how the British see themselves. It is not linked to any single conflict, and uses song and speeches. It goes well with poetry (Charge of the Light Brigade; WWI Poets, etc.)
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nationalism • Definition: http :// www.answers.com/nationalism • Think: How do the definitions differ? • Think: Is nationalism a bad thing?
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nationalism
Definition: http://www.answers.com/nationalism
Think: How do the definitions differ?
Think: Is nationalism a bad thing?
Songs of British Nationalism
God Save the Queen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8KveQdaNmA
Rule Britania:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC4ijfKHvwg
Henry Vby William Shakespeare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvmLDkAgAM
What's he that wishes so?
My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;
If we are mark'd to die, we are enow
To do our country loss; and if to live,
The fewer men, the greater share of honour.
God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.
By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,
Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;
It yearns me not if men my garments wear;
Such outward things dwell not in my desires.
But if it be a sin to covet honour,
I am the most offending soul alive.
No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.
God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour
As one man more methinks would share from me
For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!
Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,
That he which hath no stomach to this fight,
Let him depart; his passport shall be made,
And crowns for convoy put into his purse;
We would not die in that man's company
That fears his fellowship to die with us.
This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.
He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,
Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,
And rouse him at the name of Crispian.
He that shall live this day, and see old age,
Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,
And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'
Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,
And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'
Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,
But he'll remember, with advantages,
What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,
Familiar in his mouth as household words-
Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,
Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-
Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.
This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;
For he to-day that sheds his blood with me
Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,
This day shall gentle his condition;
And gentlemen in England now-a-bed
Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Pre-WWI Poems (4, 2, 5)
Lord Tennyson Charge of the Light Brigade (p.25)
Matthew Arnold Dover Beach (p.114)
Rudyard Kipling Gunga Din (p.213)
English Victorian Poetry: An Anthology. Edited by Paul
Negri
Winston Churchill: World War IIBattle of Britain address
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsKDGM5KTBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0JsPXg-e1s
Anthem of WWI Nations
German National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfzZdSxkzMw
U.S. National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb_yVxDyB9s
French National Anthem:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pimdpgeVobE
Arise children of the fatherlandThe day of glory has
arrivedAgainst us tyranny'sBloody standard is raisedListen to the
sound in the fieldsThe howling of these fearsome soldiersThey are
coming into our midstTo cut the throats of your sons and
consorts
To arms citizens Form your battalionsMarch, marchLet impure
bloodWater our furrows
What do they want this horde of slavesOf traitors and
conspiratorial kings?For whom these vile chainsThese long-prepared
irons?Frenchmen, for us, ah! What outrageWhat methods must be
taken?It is us they dare planTo return to the old slavery!
What! These foreign cohorts!They would make laws in our
courts!What! These mercenary phalanxesWould cut down our warrior
sonsGood Lord! By chained handsOur brow would yield under the
yokeThe vile despots would have themselves beThe masters of
destiny
Tremble, tyrants and traitorsThe shame of all good menTremble! Your
parricidal schemesWill receive their just rewardAgainst you we are
all soldiersIf they fall, our young herosFrance will bear new
onesReady to join the fight against you
Frenchmen, as magnanimous warriorsBear or hold back your blowsSpare
these sad victimsThat they regret taking up arms against usBut not
these bloody despotsThese accomplices of BouillAll these tigers who
pitilesslyRipped out their mothers' wombs
We too shall enlistWhen our elders' time has comeTo add to the list
of deedsInscribed upon their tombsWe are much less jealous of
surviving themThan of sharing their coffinsWe shall have the
sublime prideOf avenging or joining them
Drive on sacred patriotismSupport our avenging armsLiberty,
cherished libertyJoin the struggle with your defendersUnder our
flags, let victoryHurry to your manly toneSo that in death your
enemiesSee your triumph and our glory!
Col. Tim Collins Speech: Prior to Invasion of Iraq19 March
2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpdeNcH1H8A
We go to liberate not to conquer. We will not fly our flags in
their country. We are entering Iraq to free a people and the only
flag which will be flown in that ancient land is their own. Show
respect for them. There are some who are alive at this moment who
will not be alive shortly. Those who do not wish to go on that
journey, we will not send. As for the others I expect you to rock
their world. Wipe them out if that is what they choose. But if you
are ferocious in battle remember to be magnanimous in
victory.
Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden,
of the Great Flood and the birthplace of Abraham. Tread lightly
there. You will see things that no man could pay to see and you
will have to go a long way to find a more decent, generous and
upright people than the Iraqis. You will be embarrassed by their
hospitality even though they have nothing. Don't treat them as
refugees for they are in their own country. Their children will be
poor, in years to come they will know that the light of liberation
in their lives was brought by you.
If there are casualties of war then remember that when they woke up
and got dressed in the morning they did not plan to die this day.
Allow them dignity in death. Bury them properly and mark their
graves.
It is my foremost intention to bring every single one of you out
alive but there may be people among us who will not see the end of
this campaign. We will put them in their sleeping bags and send
them back. There will be no time for sorrow.
The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his nemesis and that we
are bringing about his rightful destruction. There are many
regional commanders who have stains on their souls and they are
stoking the fires of hell for Saddam. He and his forces will be
destroyed by this coalition for what they have done. As they die
they will know their deeds have brought them to this place. Show
them no pity.
It is a big step to take another human life. It is not to be done
lightly. I know of men who have taken life needlessly in other
conflicts, I can assure you they live with the mark of Cain upon
them. If someone surrenders to you then remember they have that
right in international law and ensure that one day they go home to
their family. The ones who wish to fight, well, we aim to please.
If you harm the regiment or its history by over-enthusiasm in
killing or in cowardice, know it is your family who will suffer.
You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest for your
deeds will follow you down through history. We will bring shame on
neither our uniform or our nation.
[Regarding the use by Saddam of chemical or biological weapons] It
is not a question of if, it's a question of when. We know he has
already devolved the decision to lower commanders, and that means
he has already taken the decision himself. If we survive the first
strike we will survive the attack.
As for ourselves, let's bring everyone home and leave Iraq a better
place for us having been there.
Our business now is north.