Blindfold and Alone: British Military Executions in the Great WarThree 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. Controversial even at the time, these executions of soldiers amid the horrors of the Western Front continue to haunt the history of the war, with talk today of shell shock and posthumous pardons. |
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Blindfold and Alone: British Military Executions in the Great War Cathryn Corns,John Hughes-Wilson No preview available - 2002 |
Blindfold and Alone: British Military Executions in the Great War Cathryn Corns,John Hughes-Wilson No preview available - 2005 |