Conscription and the Attlee governments : the politics and policy of national service, 1945-1951

This is a study of the years immediately following World War II, when for the first time in Britain peacetime conscription was practised. The author examines the military thinking behind conscription, showing how the 1947 National Service Act was regarded by the military as deficient and expensive.

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Conscription and the Attlee Governments: The Politics and Policy of National Service 1945-1951. Oxford Historical Monographs
Conscription and the Attlee governments
Oxford historical monographs
1. Verfasser:
Scott, L. V.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Clarendon, 1993.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This is a study of the years immediately following World War II, when for the first time in Britain peacetime conscription was practised. The author examines the military thinking behind conscription, showing how the 1947 National Service Act was regarded by the military as deficient and expensive.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 304 p.).
Anmerkungen:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Schriftenreihe:
Oxford historical monographs Conscription and the Attlee governments
ISBN:
9786610767045
1-280-76704-9
Schlagworte:
Labour Party (Great Britain)
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