British military service tribunals, 1916-1918 'a very much abused body of men' /
McDermott, James, 1956-
British military service tribunals, 1916-1918 'a very much abused body of men' / James McDermott. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (254 pages)
Based on a Ph.D. thesis--2009.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781781702673 9781847794185
Draft--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Electronic Books.
UB345 / .B758 2011
British military service tribunals, 1916-1918 'a very much abused body of men' / James McDermott. - Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (254 pages)
Based on a Ph.D. thesis--2009.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781781702673 9781847794185
Draft--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Electronic Books.
UB345 / .B758 2011