Death or Deliverance: Canadian Courts Martial in the Great War

by Teresa Iacobelli

Soldiers found guilty of desertion or cowardice during the Great War faced death by firing squad. Novels, histories, movies, and television series often depict courts martial as brutal and inflexible, and social memories of this system of frontline justice have inspired modern movements to seek pardons for soldiers executed on the battlefield. In this powerful and moving book, Teresa Iacobelli looks beyond stories of callous generals and quick executions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774825685
• ISBN13: 9780774825689
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"