The Boy Scouts in the Great War

The Boy Scouts in the Great WarDescription by Craig Armstrong The Boy Scouts Association of the UK was just seven years old when war broke out in 1914. With its members brought up with a strong ethos of duty and loyalty, it was no surprise that many wanted to play the best role possible in the nations war effort. Many members were amongst those who rallied to the colors and enlisted in the heady days of the first weeks and months of the war. Some already belonged to either the

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definitive biography

studies the mobilization of volunteers

including shocking suspensions of constitutional protections that planted the seeds of today’s national security state

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Focusing on the decisive engagements

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and with limited service on the Western Front

This is a military-political history with a vital and all-pervading cultural and social theme which shapes the narrative - race

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