The pursuit of justice: the military moral economy in the USA, Australia, and Great Britain - 1861-1945

The Pursuit of Justice is the first book to examine three separate instances of soldiers risking their lives during wartime to protest injustices being perpetrated by military authorities: within the United States Army during the American Civil War, the Australian Imperial Force during World War I,...

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Main Author: Wise, Nathan (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2020
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Summary:The Pursuit of Justice is the first book to examine three separate instances of soldiers risking their lives during wartime to protest injustices being perpetrated by military authorities: within the United States Army during the American Civil War, the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and the British Army during World War II. Nathan Wise explores the three events in detail and reveals how-despite the vast differences in military forces, wars, regions of the world, and eras-the soldiers involved all shared a common sense of justice and responded in remarkably similar ways
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Introduction -- The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment -- The Australian Imperial Force -- The 50th and 51st Divisions of the British Army -- Conclusion
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (207 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048530632
DOI:10.1017/9789048530632

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