The Resource Executed at Dawn : British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918, David Johnson, (electronic resource)
Executed at Dawn : British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918, David Johnson, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies"A volley rings out{u2014}a nervous volley it is true, yet a volley. Before the fatal shots are fired I had called the battalion to attention. There is a pause, I wait. I see the medical officer examining the victim. He makes a sign, the subaltern strides forward, a single shot rings out. Life is now extinct . . . We march back to breakfast . . . This is war."Brigadier-General Crozier describes an execution he has ordered of a man who fell asleep on sentry duty. Much has been written about the 346 men who were executed in WW1 but there is usually only a passing reference to those who took part{u2014}the members of the firing squad, the officer in charge, the medical officer, and the padre. What are their stories? Through extensive research, David Johnson explores how they were selected and how they were treated before, during, and after the executions, and why there were so many procedural variations in the way that the executions were conducted
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750965521
- Label
- Executed at Dawn : British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918
- Title
- Executed at Dawn
- Title remainder
- British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918
- Statement of responsibility
- David Johnson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The controversial story of the men forced to shoot their fellow Tommies"A volley rings out{u2014}a nervous volley it is true, yet a volley. Before the fatal shots are fired I had called the battalion to attention. There is a pause, I wait. I see the medical officer examining the victim. He makes a sign, the subaltern strides forward, a single shot rings out. Life is now extinct . . . We march back to breakfast . . . This is war."Brigadier-General Crozier describes an execution he has ordered of a man who fell asleep on sentry duty. Much has been written about the 346 men who were executed in WW1 but there is usually only a passing reference to those who took part{u2014}the members of the firing squad, the officer in charge, the medical officer, and the padre. What are their stories? Through extensive research, David Johnson explores how they were selected and how they were treated before, during, and after the executions, and why there were so many procedural variations in the way that the executions were conducted
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Johnson, David
- Dewey number
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- 940.4/8
- 940.4/8
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D639.E94
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Executions and executioners
- Firing squads (Execution)
- World War, 1914-1918
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Executed at Dawn : British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918, David Johnson, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009832
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750965521
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750965521
- (Sirsi) b1459658
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- Executed at Dawn : British Firing Squads on the Western Front 1914-1918, David Johnson, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00009832
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (208 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750965521
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750965521
- (Sirsi) b1459658
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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