“Playing the game is only half the battle in war [and]…it will be the finest game we ever have played.”
Sporting terms used as a metaphors for war are very common and come naturally to those who tend to think about matters military on a regular basis; yet this article uses the expression, “playing the game” more as a character trait that was unique to the British. The author, Austin Harrison, writing in 1915 (the year of “grim determination”) believed that the English have always “played the game” as a matter of course; they have always maintained “good form”…

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superior morality of Britonspopular enthusiasm for ww1popularity of World War Iww1 article from The English Review 1915WW1 UK propagandaWW1 propaganda newspaper articleWW1 propaganda magazine articlePro-WW 1 Magazine Articles 1915Sports and War Metaphors 1915Metaphors for WarPro-WW 1 Magazine Articles 1915British Magazine Articles About WW 1Pro War British Magazine Articles 1915Pro-War British Magazine Articles 1914-18Gentlemanly Rules of War 1914-18