{"product_id":"soldier-sailor-beggarman-thief-9780199653713","title":"Soldier Sailor Beggarman Thief","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe belief that crime declines at the beginning of major wars, as young men are drawn into the armed forces, and increases with the restoration of peace, as brutalised veterans are released on to a labour market reorganising for peace, has a long pedigree in Britain. But it has rarely been examined critically and scarcely at all for the period of the two world wars of the twentieth century. This is the first serious investigation of criminal offending by members of the British armed forces both during and immediately after these wars. Its particular focus is the two world wars but, recognising the concerns and the problems voiced in recent years about veterans of the Falklands, the Gulf wars, and the campaign in Afghanistan, Clive Emsley concludes his narrative in the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a scholarly, well-documented account, and much of the book is given over to colorful specific accounts that make it utterly fascinating reading, suitable for a large audience. * P. T. Smith, CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eThis is an impressive book, the product of considerable research and informed by the mastery of the relationship between crime and society, the history of policing and the development of criminal law, which has made Emsley a leading authority in his field. * A.W, Purdue, Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003ethis volume is recommended to any historian interested in the social history of the two world wars. Its engaging style and readability, as well as the final chapters that explore the question of criminal behavior and military justice in the British armed services after 1945, will appeal to all those interested in twentieth-century British history, to which it makes an original and important contribution. * Jessica Meyer, The American Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003eUntil now no one has carried out a systematic study of crime in Britain's mass armed forces. With this exceptionally well-researched and very readable study, Clive Emsley has now filled this gap in the historiography ... it deserves a wide readership. * Gary Sheffield, History Today *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a well-written and researched academic text on the law and the British Armed Services which is both readable and accessible to the non-specialist in law or criminology, while still providing a detailed and insightful discussion, which may very well become a standard text on the subject. * Dr Phylomena H. Badsey, Policing *\u003cbr\u003einspired by this author's graceful handling of such a compelling historical phenomenon * Andrew Muldoon, Reviews in History *\u003cbr\u003eClive Emsley's book offers and overview of the pattern of enforcement of military law since 1914 suggesting, in particular, that civilian criminal experience, with some important qualifications, has been replicated in the armed forces since 1914. * Gerry Rubin, Journal of Law and Society *\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, the discussion is detailed and concise with regular use of researched cases serving to support, and complement, the analysis. * Daniel Packham, The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a well-written and researched academic text on the law and the British Armed Services which is both readable and accessible to the non-specialist in law or criminology, while still providing a detailed and insightful discussion, which may very well become a standard text on the subject. * Policing *\u003cbr\u003erich material ... offers a basis for exciting new ideas and methodologies for projects interweaving crime and military history * Eloise Moss, English Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ; 1. 'The Object of Military Law is to Maintain Discipline': Different laws for different people ; 2. 'A court of justice and not a court of law!': Courts and justice in the services ; 3. 'Law Makes Crime': What difference does war make? ; 4. 'The biggest thieves in the world': Service personnel and property crime ; 5. 'I didn't like the officer... and I don't like you': Crimes against the person ; 6. 'The unwritten law': Servicemen and domestic violence ; 7. The shell-shock defence ; 8. Post-war crime waves? ; 9. Conscripts and Professionals: Beyond the world wars ; 10. 'I could have done other stuff': The return to professional services","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767049453911,"sku":"9780199653713","price":128.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199653713.jpg?v=1758712150","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/soldier-sailor-beggarman-thief-9780199653713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}