The Liberal War Committtee and the Liberal advocacy of conscription in Britain, 1914-1916
The advent of conscription in Britain in 1916 was greeted with profound dismay by many in the Liberal party. At Westminster, however, a significant minority of Liberal MPs, who were members of the Liberal War Committee (LWC), were amongst the most enthusiastic advocates of compulsory service, from a...
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Cambridge University Press
2008
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