For the Sake of Example by Anthony Babington
346 officers and men were summarily executed at dawn following their court martials in the field between the outbreak of war in 1914 and the end of March 1920. Anthony Babington is the only writer who has been allowed access by the ministry of defence to all the files relating to these cases. He found that although the majority of the executed men were guilty, or technically guilty, of the charges laid against them, many were treated with considerable injustice and great inhumanity. This book reveals the grim and sometimes horrific details of the trials and executions. The disclosures it has revealed aroused a widespread sense of shame and have led to frequent parliamentry demands for posthumous pardons.-
Enemy at the Gates
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The Peninsular War, 1807-1814
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The Kaiser's Battle
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The First Day on the Somme
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RAF Bomber Command in World War II
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Engage the Enemy More Closely
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Marlborough as Military Commander
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Nelson and His Captains
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Redcoats and Rebels
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The Shield and the Sword
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Naval Battles of the First World War
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The Reason Why
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Wellington as Military Commander
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Napoleon as Military Commander
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In Flanders Fields
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Sieges of the Middle Ages
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Infamy
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The Art of Warfare on Land
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The Battle of Britain
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The SAS
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Battleship
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The Battle of Kursk
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Eye-deep in Hell
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The Battlefields of England
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Miracle at Midway
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Ultra Goes to War
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The Great War
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Haig's Command
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The SAS at War
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Shell Shock: a History of the Changing Attitudes to War Neurosis
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For the Sake of Example: Capital Courts Martial 1914-18 - The Truth
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Military Intervention in Britain
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The Devil to Pay
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The English Bastille: A History of Newgate Gaol and Prison Conditions in Britain 1188-1902
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A House in Bow Street
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No Memorial
Anthony Babington served in the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1939-1945. He was a Circuit Judge in London from 1972 until his retirement in 1988. His other books include A House in Bow Street, The English Bastille, and Military Intervention in Britain.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780141391007 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141391006 |
| Title | For the Sake of Example |
| Author | Anthony Babington |
| Series | Penguin Classic Military History S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2002-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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