No Quarter: Unlawful Killing and Surrender in the Australian War Experience 1915-18
- ISBN-10
- 1740272919
- ISBN-13
- 9781740272919
- Series
- No Quarter
- Category
- Military discipline
- Pages
- 75
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Author
- Dale Blair
Description
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. '...exceptionally well-researched, objective and well-written...an essential work for any student of the Great War...' - Military History
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