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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Clarendon
1993, 1993
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| Series: | Oxford historical monographs / Oxford historical monographs
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | ix, 304 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780191676154 |