Conscientious objectors of the First World War : a determined resistance / Ann Kramer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kramer, Ann, author.

Series:

The Great War on the Home Front

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Conscientious objectors.

World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain.

World War (1914-1918).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword History, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story of conscientious objection in Britain begins in 1916, when conscription was introduced for the first time. Some 16,000 men - the first conscientious objectors - refused conscription because they believed on grounds of conscience that it was wrong to kill and wrong of any government to force them to do so. As historians mark the centenary of the First World War much emphasis is placed on the bravery of those men who fought and died in the trenches. But those who refused to kill were also courageous. Conscientious objectors in the First World War were treated brutally: they were seen a

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: War Begins ; Chapter 2: Conscription and Conscience; Chapter 3: Tribunals; Chapter 4: Alternative Service; Chapter 5: Handed Over to the Army; Chapter 6: Prison; Chapter 7: Home Office Scheme; Chapter 8: Continuing the Struggle; Chapter 9: Release and Aftermath; Bibliography and Further Reading; Voices; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 8, 2014).

ISBN:

9781473842441

1473842441

9781473842434

1473842433