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Military executions during World War I
- Title
- Military executions during World War I / Gerard Oram.
- Author
- Oram, Gerard.
- Publication
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | KD6333 .O73 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 228 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "This book provides a critical analysis of military law in the British Army and other major armies during World War I, with particular reference to the use of the death penalty. It establishes a full cultural and legal framework for military discipline, and compares British military law with French and German military law. It includes case studies of British troops on the front line."--Jacket.
- Subject
- 1914-1918
- Capital punishment > Great Britain > History
- Military offenses > Great Britain > History
- World War, 1914-1918 > Great Britain
- Executions and executioners > Great Britain > History
- Military deserters > Great Britain
- Capital punishment
- Executions and executioners
- Military deserters
- Military offenses
- Terechtstellingen
- Militaire rechtspraak
- Eerste Wereldoorlog
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-219) and index.
- Contents
- The administration of discipline by the English is very rigid : British military law and the death penalty -- Military discipline and the nation at war -- Military theory and redefining troop morale -- Morale, discipline and the death penalty on the frontline -- Discipline and morale in the three armies : case studies of three British infantry divisions.
- ISBN
- 1403906947
- 9781403906946
- LCCN
- 2002192469
- OCLC
- ocm51178267
- 51178267
- SCSB-8873057
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library