Conscription and the Attlee Governments The

This is the first detailed scholarly study of conscription in the years immediately following the Second World War, when for the first time in Britain introduced conscription. L. V. Scott examines the military reasoning behind conscription, and then shows how opposition to National Servicegrew in the changing economic circumstances of post-war Britain. He explores the party politics of National Service and examines how the Labour Party previously bitterly opposed to conscription, came to pass the 1947 National Service Act. The book examines how National Service was essential to thedefence and foreign policies of the Attlee governments, and became one of the foundations of the post-war consensus on Britain's security.

Introduction	p. 1
The Coalition Government and Post-war Conscription	p. 15
The Continuation of the Call-up 1947-1948	p. 46
The Military Argument for Conscription	p. 67
The 1947 National Service Act	p. 97
The Politics of the National Service Act	p. 120
The Convertibility Crisis and its Aftermath	p. 154
The Onset of the Cold War	p. 186
Defence Policy, National Service, and the Cold War 1949-1951	p. 219
Conclusion	p. 260
Appendix 1: Strength of the Armed Forces and Women's Services of the United Kingdom, 1938-1951	p. 276
Appendix 2: Demobilization	p. 278
Appendix 3: Summary of 1947-1948 National Service Scheme	p. 280
Appendix 4: Breakdown of National Service Intake, 1929-1933	p. 281
Appendix 5: Army Organization: Pre-war and Post-war Comparisons	p. 283
Appendix 6: Principal Persons	p. 285
Bibliography	p. 290
Index	p. 297
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Conscription and the Attlee Governments The Politics and Policy of National Service 1945-1951

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