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Conscription and the Attlee governments [electronic resource] : the politics and policy of national service, 1945-1951 / L.V. Scott.
Series: Oxford historical monographs: Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon, 1993Description: 1 online resource (ix, 304 p.).ISBN: 9780191676154 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Labour Party (Great Britain)
| Draft -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198204213DDC classification: 355.223630941 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This is a study of the years immediately following World War II, when for the first time in Britain peacetime conscription was practised. The author examines the military thinking behind conscription, showing how the 1947 National Service Act was regarded by the military as deficient and expensive.
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This is a study of the years immediately following World War II, when for the first time in Britain peacetime conscription was practised. The author examines the military thinking behind conscription, showing how the 1947 National Service Act was regarded by the military as deficient and expensive.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.