No Quarter: Unlawful Killing and Surrender in the Australian War Experience 1915-1918

by Dale Blair

One of the rarely discussed aspects of the experience of soldiers in the First World War was the refusal to take prisoners during battle and in some cases the killing of prisoners in the front line. No Quarter investigates the degree to which Australian soldiers were participants in this practice both as victims and perpetrators. Despite being outlawed by the rules of war, No Quarter was a grisly fact of life in the trenches. Using official histories,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B002L4OPXG
• ISBN13: 9781740272919
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Ginninderra Press
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.8" x 8.2"