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Author Blair, Dale James

Title No quarter : unlawful killing and surrender in the Australian war experience 1915-18 / Dale Blair
Published Charnwood, A.C.T. : Ginninderra Press, 2005

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 W'PONDS  940.394 Bla/Nqu  AVAILABLE
Description 75 pages ; 21 cm
regular print
Summary One of the rarely discussed aspects of the experience of soldiers in the First World war was the refusal to take prisoners during battle and in some cases the killing of prisoners in the front line. No quarter investigates the degree to which Australian soldiers were participants in this practice both as victims and perpetrators
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 72-73
Subject Prisoners of war -- Abuse of -- Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia.
Prisoners of war.
Military offenses -- Australia.
Military discipline -- Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Atrocities.
LC no. 2006365649
ISBN 1740272919