Pursuit of Justice - The Military Moral Economy in Usa, Australia, Great Britain 1861

The Pursuit of Justice is the first book to examine three separate instances of soldiers risking their lives during wartime to protest injustices being perpetrated by military authorities: within the United States Army during the American Civil War, the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and the British Army during World War II. Nathan Wise explores the three events in detail and reveals how-despite the vast differences in military forces, wars, regions of the world, and eras-the soldiers involved all shared a common sense of justice and responded in remarkably similar ways.

List of contents

1. Introduction, 2. The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 3. The Australian Imperial Force, 4. The 50th and 51st Divisions of the British Army, 5. Conclusion

About the author

Nathan Wise is a senior lecturer in public and applied history at the University of New England in Australia. He is the author of Anzac Labour: Workplace Cultures in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War.

Product details

• Authors: Nathan Wise, Wise Nathan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781041188933
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4118893-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, Second World War, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Civil wars, American Civil War, Specific wars and military campaigns, military;labour;protest;justice;authority