Emsley, Clive
(2012).
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Abstract
The outrage at the execution of soldiers for cowardice during the First World War continues to this day. This article focusses on the less well-known Field Punishment Number 1 which generated considerable scandal during the war. The punishment, initially devised to replace flogging, appears to have been given additional refinements by individual units so that, by 1914 it resembled crucifixion with men being tied to wheels and sometimes left during bombardments. The article explores the effect of the press and popular outrage on the Army Council leading to the eventual decision to regularise the practice, removing the brutal refinements, and then abolish the punishment.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2012 The Author |
| ISSN: | 0018-2753 |
| Keywords: | corporal punishment; crucifixion; World War; public opinion |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Arts > History |
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| Item ID: | 34626 |
| Depositing User: | Ann McAloon |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2012 08:18 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2012 02:57 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/34626 |
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