Deserters of the First World War : the home front /
Hetherington, Andrea,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Plates -- Introduction -- Desertion and the transition to war- Amnesties and King's bad bargains -- Training camp troubles -- The restless, the feckless and the brave -- Arrested in Britain, shot at dawn -- Safe harbour -- Alternative employment -- Scamps in Khaki -- Conscription- The net tightens -- Irish issues -- Wild colonial boys -- After the war- Amnesties and bad army characters -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Military deserters
World War, 1914-1918
Military deserters.