British Military Service Tribunals, 1916-18 : A very much abused body of men' /

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Military Service Tribunals were formed in 1916, to consider applications for exemption from men deemed by new legislation to have enlisted. To the military, they were obstructionist old duffers . To most who came before them, they were the unfeeling civilian arm of a remorseless machine. This work c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McDermott, James, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Draft.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
LAW > Military.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Draft > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Military Service Tribunals were formed in 1916, to consider applications for exemption from men deemed by new legislation to have enlisted. To the military, they were obstructionist old duffers . To most who came before them, they were the unfeeling civilian arm of a remorseless machine. This work challenges both perspectives.
Item Description:Based on a Ph. D. thesis--2009.
Physical Description:1 online resource (264 pages).
ISBN:9781847794185

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