Title Conscientious objectors of the First World War: a determined resistance

Published 2014 [Place of distribution not identified] : Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC

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Description 1 online resource Contents Ch. 1 War Begins -- ch. 2 Conscription and Conscience -- ch. 3 Tribunals -- ch. 4 Alternative Service -- ch. 5 Handed Over to the Army -- ch. 6 Prison -- ch. 7 Home Office Scheme Ill -- ch. 8 Continuing the Struggle -- ch. 9 Release and Aftermath 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 as cowards and traitors, vilified, abused, forced into the army, brutalised and tortured. Some were even sentenced to death in an attempt to break their resistance. Many spent long months and years in prison. Nothing though that the authorities did broke the determined resistance of these men, whose deeply held principles and belief that killing was wrong carried them through and stands as a beacon for individual conscience to this day. Conscientious Objectors of the First World War: A Determined Resistance tells the stories of these remarkable men. It looks at who they were, why they took the stand they did and how they were treated Notes Vendor-supplied metadata Subject No-Conscription Fellowship -- History SUBJECT No-Conscription Fellowship fast Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors -- Great Britain Conscientious objectors -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Conscientious objection -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Conscientious objection Conscientious objectors Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781473842434 1473842433

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