Tommy This an' Tommy That
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Tommy This an' Tommy That

The military covenant

Andrew Murrison

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Tommy This an' Tommy That

The military covenant

Andrew Murrison

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There is nothing new about the military covenant, a freshly minted term for something that's been around for as long as soldiering itself. 'Tommy' may have to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country. But what will his country do for him? Over centuries the covenant has been variously honoured and ignored. Confronted daily with flag-draped coffins, shameful stories of inadequate kit and shocking images of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan: what exactly are we doing to honour those who sacrifice all in the service of their country? In Tommy This an' Tommy That Andrew Murrison uses his perspective as a senior Service doctor and frontline politician to set the events of the past ten years in historical context. He charts the ways in which societal and political changes have impacted on the wellbeing of uniformed men and women, and the nation's changing sense of obligation towards the military. Crucially he asks what the future holds for the military covenant.

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Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Year
2011
ISBN
9781849542555
Topic
History
Subtopic
World War II
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. DEDICATION
  4. TOMMY : Rudyard Kipling
  5. Table of Contents
  6. FOREWORD
  7. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  8. CHAPTER ONE : Tommy’s raw deal
  9. CHAPTER TWO : That they may reap the fruit of their good deservings
  10. CHAPTER THREE : The Victorian covenant
  11. CHAPTER FOUR : The covenant and industrial warfare
  12. CHAPTER FIVE : What is the military for?
  13. CHAPTER SIX : The nature of the military covenant
  14. CHAPTER SEVEN : The military covenant bottoms out
  15. CHAPTER EIGHT : The third sector’s covenant
  16. CHAPTER NINE : What others do
  17. CHAPTER TEN : Mercenaries
  18. CHAPTER ELEVEN : Kit
  19. CHAPTER TWELVE : Homes fit for heroes
  20. CHAPTER THIRTEEN : Healthcare: a bloody war or a sickly season
  21. CHAPTER FOURTEEN : 
and their children are within the covenant
  22. CHAPTER FIFTEEN : Don’t ask, don’t tell
  23. CHAPTER SIXTEEN : Hearts and minds
  24. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN : Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
  25. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN : Detractors
  26. CHAPTER NINETEEN : Veterans
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY : The coalition government
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE : The future
  29. ENDNOTES
  30. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
  31. INDEX
  32. Copyright
  33. Advertisement
Citation styles for Tommy This an' Tommy That

APA 6 Citation

Murrison, A. (2011). Tommy This an’ Tommy That ([edition unavailable]). Biteback Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3889257 (Original work published 2011)

Chicago Citation

Murrison, Andrew. (2011) 2011. Tommy This an’ Tommy That. [Edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing. https://www.perlego.com/book/3889257.

Harvard Citation

Murrison, A. (2011) Tommy This an’ Tommy That. [edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3889257 (Accessed: 24 June 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Murrison, Andrew. Tommy This an’ Tommy That. [edition unavailable]. Biteback Publishing, 2011. Web. 24 June 2024.