Morale and discipline in the Royal Navy during the First World War /
[Book]
Laura Rowe, University of Exeter.
New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
[2018]
1 online resource
Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare ;
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Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Ethos on the Eve of War: The Foundations of Paternalism and Democratism; Paternalism and Training; The 'Bridge' Between Officer and Men; Ratings and Service Ethos; Paternalism in Practice; Democratism; Conclusion; 2 The Structure of Discipline and the Spectre of Indiscipline; The Language of Discipline; Types and Functions of Discipline; The Layers of Naval Law; The Implementation of Naval Discipline
Naval Representation and Parliamentary DemocracyLocal Democracy; Conclusion; 5 Counting Unrest; Statistical Analysis; Ratings; Officers (Court Martial); Officers (Disciplinary Court); Quality not Quantity?; Conclusion; Afterword; Select Bibliography; Online Sources; Service Newspapers and Journals; Theses; Published Primary Sources; Archival Material Imperial War Museum Document Archives; Imperial War Museum Sound Archives; The National Archives; Royal Naval Museum; National Maritime Museum; Books and Articles; Index
The Expression of Wartime GrievanceConclusion; 3 'Addressing' Pay and Conditions; Progression of Grievances; Britain and the 1917 'Phenomenon'; The RN and the 1917 'Phenomenon'; Responses to Admiralty Concession; The Underlying Reasons Why; 'Insiders' and 'Outsiders'; The Transmission of Information; Conclusion; 4 Lower-Deck Societies, Trade Unions, and Representation; The Lower-Deck Presses and Trade Unions; Lower-Deck Benefit Societies and Unionism; Lower-Deck Societies; Admiralty Responses to the Activities of Lower-Deck Societies; Democracy Rises: The Lower Decks and Representation
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