10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCHIES»
Discover the use of
conchies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
conchies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Conchies: Conscientious Objectors of the First World War
Those who 'refused to do their duty' were threatened with death sentences or harsh prison terms; many died from ill treatment. Conchies collects many of the moving true stories of these brave individuals.
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Representations of Peace and Conflict
CONCHIES TELL OF 'ASSAULTS' (Daily Mirror, 26 March 1941, p. 3) No
Conchies Here! (Daily Mirror, 2 April 1941, p. 1) CONCHIES POSE AS
FIGHTERS (Daily Mirror, 7 April 1941, p. 3) STOP FOOD FOR CONCHIES, SAYS
VICAR (Daily ...
Stephen Gibson, Simon Mollan, 2012
3
David Dellinger: The Life and Times of a Nonviolent ...
4. “Conchies”. If I am accused of being too ambitious I shall plead guilty. If I am
told that my dream can never materialize, I would answer “that is possible” and
go my way. I am a seasoned soldier of nonviolence and I have evidence enough
to ...
4
The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace
The conchies all clumped in to Canteen bringing a dreadful smell of oil for they
were unloading itat the docks. They gulped their hottea and asked for a
sandwichtoeat ontheir way back to the docks. I despise conchies andwon't cook
forthemfor ...
Robert Malcolmson, Patricia Malcolmson, 2012
5
A Great Day to Fight Fire: Mann Gulch, 1949
He thought the conchies must have hidden behind their religion because they
were yellow. But when Phil jumped his first fire, he quickly realized that cowards
didn't volunteer for smoke jumping. Many other veterans also confessed to
having ...
6
Acts of Conscience: World War II, Mental Institutions, and ...
10. "Bughousers". and. "Conchies. 33 Mental hospitals and training schools had
been short-staffed on the wards prior to the war, but faced critical staff shortages
once the war started. Many young men working as attendants were drafted into ...
In Germany and Russia conchies are shot. Yet there are still conchies. They
witness to their lord.' He heard this diatribe in silence. But still he didn't go. I
persuaded him to take a cup. He drank it listlessly, slumped, looking more thin
and weedy ...
8
Peace Journalism, War and Conflict Resolution
But elsewhere in the newspaper, "conchies" came in for a lot of abuse. For
instance, over in the Mirrors "Live- Letter Box", there was no objection to
criticising "conchies". A reader wanting to know "whether the proportion [of men]
registering as ...
Richard Keeble, John Tulloch, Florian Zollman, 2010
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Against the Draft: Essays on Conscientious Objection from ...
While deploring the unnecessary killings practised by a small minority of the Red
Devils, Bramwell believed that his fellow 'conchies' 'now felt ... as the fighting
grew hotter – that the part we were playing was of importance in sustaining the ...
10
Madness: An American History of Mental Illness and Its Treatment
The job of ward attendant was as low in pay as it was in prestige, but it offered the
conchies, as they often were referred to, unprecedented access to the back
wards, dayrooms and treatment rooms of 56 state asylums across the country.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCHIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
conchies is used in the context of the following news items.
We Are Many reviewed: does anyone think this anti-Iraq War film will …
'I feel that I speak for a growing number of people in this country,' Damon Albarn, descended from a long line of conchies, told a news crew at ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
Conscientious objectors: A century on, the courage of the First World …
While vilified during the war and for decades afterwards, the “conchies”, as they were referred to, are now regarded as having had considerable ... «The Independent, May 15»
New Zealand's Anzac Day Is Akin To America's Memorial Day …
One verse honors conscientious objectors locally known as conchies. After wreaths are positioned at the base of the memorial, Last Post, akin ... «The Global Dispatch, May 15»
service at the heart of Anzac Day
I applaud the gesture of respect to the "conchies", many of whom were men of great moral courage, but the words - written by the prolific New ... «The Nelson Mail, May 15»
Mental Health Awareness Month: Oaklawn's roots run deep in …
They shared their experience in a 1993 documentary called “Conchies.” “One day, the state supervisors came in, and the staff was gone,” Lois ... «The Elkhart Truth, May 15»
Dr Paul Moon: No Anzac Parade for lifelong stigma of 'conchies'
Dr Paul Moon: No Anzac Parade for lifelong stigma of 'conchies' ... not go: the conscientious objectors, or "those bloody conchies" as they were ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
Protests, pigeons, pa and public art
Thousands thronged to the space on Friday nights to hear "conchies", or conscious objectors, speak, something Wellington mayor Tom Hislop ... «The Southland Times, Mar 15»
Suspect In 'Top Model' Killing Is One Of Obama's 'Dreamer' Immigrants
Your President does not have conchies no heart plain "Communist"no respect for the law of the land! He wants turn this Country to "dictatorship ... «Western Journalism, Mar 15»
The history from below: Startling stories from Bristol's radicals
That's just one of a wealth of startlingly vivid tales related in a recently-published book called Strikers, Hobblers, Conchies and Reds: A Radical ... «Bristol Post, Feb 15»
Starved for science: 70 years ago, men participated in landmark …
They also were young men who wanted to prove their toughness at a time when conscientious objectors, or “conchies” as they were called in ... «Winona Daily News, Nov 14»
