Blindfold and Alone
British Military Executions in the Great War
$46.98
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2005
Summary
Three hundred and fifty-one men were executed by British Army firing squads between September 1914 and November 1920. By far the greatest number, 266, were shot for desertion in the face of the enemy. The executions continue to haunt the history of the war, with talk today of shell shock and posthumous pardons. Using new material released from the Public Records Office and other sources, the authors reveal what really happened and place the story of these executions firmly in the context of the military, social, and medical context of the period.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366965 |
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| ISBN-10: | 030436696X |
| Author: | John Hughes-Wilson, Cathryn M. Corns |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 38mm x 134mm x 216mm |
| Series: | W&N Military |
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Critics Review
Meticulous research backed by eloquent and elegant writing which accommodates the pressures and values of the time, disproving the First World War myth which had terrified conscripts forced ‘over the top’ by uncaring officers, and rear-echelon generals handing out death sentences to any who shied away. * BBC History Magazine *
John Hughes-Wilson
John Hughes-Wilson (author of MILITARY INTELLIGENCE BLUNDERS) and Cathryn Corns lead ‘Shot at Dawn’ battlefield tours through France and Flanders.
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