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Discipline in the BEF: An analysis of executions in British Divisions 1914-1918
It is well recorded that despite a dubious disciplinary record, Australian troops were amongst the most effective of those available to Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. [1] This observation is at odds with the example of the Guards Division which also had a favourable reputation, but whose discipline was strict.[2] It is therefore potentially use...
Bad Characters: Sex, Crime, Mutiny, Murder and the Australian Imperial Force
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Bad Characters is a very important new book. Not only is it scholarly, but it is also highly entertaining. It looks into the indiscipline of Australian Soldiers – the AIF – in the Great War. Rather than using sweeping, unsupported generalisations, Peter Stanley (who is head of the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum, Australia)...
The Truth About German Atrocities
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Founded on the Report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, 12, Downing Street, London, S,W. Introduction Prussia joined in a Guarantee of Belgian Neutrality The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by a treaty signed in 1839 to which France, Prussia and Great Britain were parties. Recent German Assur...