The neglected story of non-combatants at war. Modern British fiction on World War One

Literature has a special power to reveal the complex story of war. It is private soldiers and officers rather than non-combatants, civilians, conscientious objectors, clergymen and chaplains who are usually the focus of attention in historical studies and fiction. In my article, I focus on the situation of clergymen and army chaplains as they offer a unique opportunity to explore the ethical and emotional aspects of war, involving the reader in a series of moral choices to which it is impossible to remain neutral.