TOWARDS A DEFINITION OF NON-COMBATANT STATUS

Although there are non-combatant sections of the Army, there is difficulty in defining them with precision. Those departments traditionally listed as non-combatant form such a heterogeneous assemblage that there seems little enough that they possess in common. The evolution of the non-combatant depa...

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Published in:Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 1997-04, Vol.75 (301), p.51-57
Main Author: Thomas, Garth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chaplains
Civilian personnel
Conscientious objection
Mechanical engineering
Military recruitment
Military service
Public records
War
Warfare
World wars
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Summary:Although there are non-combatant sections of the Army, there is difficulty in defining them with precision. Those departments traditionally listed as non-combatant form such a heterogeneous assemblage that there seems little enough that they possess in common. The evolution of the non-combatant departments is traced.
ISSN:0037-9700