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Instrument of Slaughter (Home Front Detective, Bk 2)
Instrument of Slaughter - Home Front Detective, Bk 2
Author: Edward Marston
January 1916. Britain is on the brink of enforcing conscription. Eligible young men who have not yet signed up to fight are despised as ‘conchies’ and ‘shirkers’, subjected to hatred and verbal abuse. Cyril Ablatt, leader of Shoreditch’s group of conscientious objectors, makes a rousing speech at a meeting of the No...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780749013349
ISBN-10: 0749013346
Publication Date: 2/1/2014
Pages: 352
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Publisher: Allison & Busby
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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WWI in England and the swell of patriotism turns men who refuse to serve in the military into targets. "Conchies" are ridiculed and attacked. Four friends vow to never serve when one of them is murdered. Was he murdered for his pacifism or because of something else? Scotland Yard must solve the case. A fascinating look at the era.


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