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We Will Not Fight...: The Untold Story of World War Ones Conscientious Objectors (Hardcover)

by Will Ellsworth-Jones (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd (1 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845133005
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845133009
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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'It is by now a rare experience to read a book on that war which seems wholly fresh and original, but this is such a book. A significant and fascinating contribution to our understanding of the period, and one which deserves to be widely read.' Publishing News


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In June 1916 Philip Brocklesby, a young second lieutenant just arrived in Boulogne, slipped away from his regiment in a desperate attempt to see his brother who had been imprisoned nearby. But it wasn't the enemy who were holding Bert, but his own army. Bert, along with 34 other conscientious objectors, had been court marshalled for refusing to fight, and was waiting to hear if he would be sentenced to death. The meeting was happy and affectionate, but then both brothers knew it may be their last. Through the amazing story of the Brocklesby family, Will Ellsworth-Jones explores the history of conscientious objection in World War I, charting the experiences of the men who took a stand despite being stigmatised, vilified and facing death. This amazing book also considers the men's lasting legacy. Without the courage of men such as Bert who were prepared to die for their beliefs, we wouldn't have the freedom to voice our beliefs and protest at our government's involvement in conflict. At the end of this touching book, the reader will ask themselves whether they would have had the courage to fight in the trenches, but more importantly whether they would have had the courage not to fight. Packed with unpublished letters, diaries, memoir extracts and oral interviews, We Will Not Fight is a fascinating look at conscientious objection in WWI, and its legacy. 'It is by now a rare experience to read a book on that war which seems wholly fresh and original, but this is such a book. A significant and fascinating contribution to our understanding of the period, and one which deserves to be widely read.' Publishing News

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5.0 out of 5 stars courage redefined, 6 Mar 2008
By A. Wilkinson (Sussex, England) - See all my reviews
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I had not given the conscientious objectors much thought before I picked up "We Will Not Fight" by Will Ellsworth-Jones, (Aurum Press). The book follows the lives of three brothers from Yorkshire during the First World War.

While two Brocklesby brothers fought for their country and experienced life in the trenches, the story centres on Bert, who fought not to fight. Bert was a conscientious objector. A trained teacher and preacher, he was fundamentally opposed to war and killing.

As a reader you start out sympathetic to Bert. He would not kill. He was following his bible and religion. He and his fellow COs were an embarrassment, but they could have been allowed to do valued work at home. Instead, their continuing refusal to serve became a major problem for the government, which was trying to recruit enough men to win the war.

The government was heavy-handed, particularly with working class men, but Bert was so stubborn that he would not sew coal sacks because the coal might be used in the war effort.

The fact that Bert was not an easy character to be sympathetic with strengthens this account. The author could have chosen someone with whom everyone could have felt sympathy all of the time. But Bert and his colleagues who were sent to France, held in appalling prison conditions and sentenced to death, needed every ounce of stubbornness. They won the battle for others who would refuse to join the military in later conflicts. Without their fundamental, overwhelming, black and white beliefs, they would have given in. The right to say no would have been lost.

This is a moving account and fills in a part of the history of war in Britain that had hitherto not been covered. Based on the letters and records of the day, the story was a compelling read.

Tony Wilkinson and Lindsay Cook
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5.0 out of 5 stars A compelling insight into World War One's Conscientious Objectors, 7 May 2008
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A well-researched book detailing the lives of three Yorkshire Brocklesby brothers, one of whom was a conscientious objector, the other two combatants, through whose eyes the story of the conscientious objector movement in World War One is told. This is compared briefly to the Second World War, where although the "Conchies" were overall treated better by the establishment than during the First World War, they nonetheless had a difficult time with those who didn't understand their moral stance and believed they were simply cowards. In the latter I speak with some personal knowledge as my father was a CO during the Second World War and had to move away from home because of the antipathy towards him.
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