Military executions during World War I / Gerard Oram.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oram, Gerard.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capital punishment--Great Britain--History.

Capital punishment.

Military offenses--Great Britain--History.

Military offenses.

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Executions and executioners--Great Britain--History.

Executions and executioners.

Military deserters--Great Britain.

Military deserters.

History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xi, 228 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.

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 were shot for desertion in the face of the enemy. Controversial even at the time, these executions of soldiers amid the horrors of the Western Front continue to haunt the history of war. This book provides a critical analysis of military law in the British army and other major armies during the First World War, with particular reference to the use of the death penalty. This study 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 Frontline.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-219) and index.

ISBN:

1403906947

OCLC:

51178267