Conscription and the Attlee governments : the politics and policy of national service, 1945-1951
1993, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #390136
ISBN: 0198204213
Physical description: 304 p.; 21cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. The Coalition Government and Post-war Conscription -- 3. The Continuation of the Call-up 1947-1948 -- 4. The Military Argument for Conscription -- 5. The 1947 National Service Act -- 6. The Politics of the National Service Act -- 7. The Convertibility Crisis and its Aftermath -- 8. The Onset of the Cold War -- 9. Defence Policy, National Service, and the Cold War 1949-1951 -- 10. Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Strength of the Armed Forces and Women's Services of the United Kingdom, 1938-1951 -- Appendix 2: Demobilization -- Appendix 3: Summary of 1947-1948 National Service Scheme -- Appendix 4: Breakdown of National Service Intake, 1929-1933 -- Appendix 5: Army Organization: Pre-war and Post-war Comparisons -- Appendix 6: Principal Persons. Subjects: Attlee, Clement R. Attlee, Clement Richard, 1883-1967, 1st Earl Attlee. Attlee, C. R. (Clement Richard) 1883-1967. Attlee, Clement Richard, 1st Earl
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party (Great Britain)
Labour Party (Great Britain) History 20th century.
Labour Party (Great Britain) Studies. Labour Party (Great Britain). Labour Party (Great Britain) History 20th century. Labour Party (Great Britain) History 20th century.
Labour Party. Labour Party (Great Britain) History 20th century. Labour Party (Great Britain). British Army.
Draft History 20th century Great Britain. Military Administration. Military & Naval Science. Law, Politics & Government
Draft History 20th century Great Britain. Draft Great Britain History 20th century.
Draft Great Britain History 20th century. Draft.
Politics and government. Draft Great Britain History 20th century. Military service, Compulsory Great Britain History 20th century.
Conscription Great Britain 1945-1951. Conscription.
Great Britain Politics 1945-1951. Labour Party Great Britain History. Militärpolitik
Draft History 20th century Great Britain. Draft Great Britain. Draft Great Britain History 20th century.
Draft Great Britain.
Price: €75.00