Managing Domestic Dissent in First World War Britain / Edition 1

by Brock Millman

Overview

The author argues that the way the British Government managed dissent during World War I is important for understanding the way that the war ended. He argues that a comprehensive and effective system of suppression had been developed by the war's end in 1918, with a greater level in reserve.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714650548
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/29/2000
Series:	British Politics and Society
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

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British Army Review:

"essential to an understanding of the British Military effort in the Great War".

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Arguing that how the British government dealt with dissent had much to do with how the war ended, Millman (modern history, Royal Military College, Kingston, Canada) argues that from humble beginnings in 1914, a comprehensive and highly effective system of suppression had been developed by the war's end, with a still greater level of suppression prepared but not implemented. He says it never became more repressive than a working consensus of the population was prepared to tolerate, and was calculated to be effective against the particular nature of British anti-war dissent. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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