Deserters of the First World War
Deserters of the First World War The story of First World War deserters who were shot at dawn, then pardoned nearly a century later has often been told, but these 306 soldiers represent a tiny…
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Deserters of the First World War
The story of First World War deserters who were shot at dawn, then pardoned nearly a century later has often been told, but these 306 soldiers represent a tiny proportion of deserters. Andrea Hetherington, in this thought-provoking and meticulously researched account, sets the record straight by describing the deserters who disappeared from camps and barracks within Great Britain at an alarming rate.She reveals how they employed a range of survival strategies, some ridding themselves of all connection with the military while others hid in plain sight. More than 80,000 cases of desertion and absence were tried at courts martial on the home front but these soldiers have been ignored.
Some were already living a life of crime whilst others were conscientious objectors who refused to respond to their call-up papers. Their reasons for desertion varied. Boredom, protest, troubles at
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