Blindfold and alone: British military executions in the Great War

It was one of the most controversial and still haunting aspects of World War One: the execution of 351 British soldiers for cowardice and desertion in the face of the enemy. Using new material that only now has become available from the Public Records Office and other sources, this compelling histor...

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Hauptverfasser: Corns, Cathryn (VerfasserIn), Hughes-Wilson, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Cassell 2001
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Zusammenfassung:It was one of the most controversial and still haunting aspects of World War One: the execution of 351 British soldiers for cowardice and desertion in the face of the enemy. Using new material that only now has become available from the Public Records Office and other sources, this compelling history sets out the facts of these courts-martial and shootings--and just as important, places them in the context of the military, social, and medical context of the period.
Beschreibung:543 S. Ill.
ISBN:0304353973