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Blindfold and Alone: British Military Executions in the Great War
Blindfold and Alone British Military Executions in the Great War
Author: John Hughes-Wilson, Cathryn Corns
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 t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780304364497
ISBN-10: 0304364495
Publication Date: 8/8/2002
Pages: 544
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Publisher: Weidenfeld Military
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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