They sent a white feather. It implied cowardice.
About 150,000 soldiers deserted from the German Army, many of them fled to neutral countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland. Only 18 from those caught were executed. In WW2 10,000 deserters were shot.
Deserters would be court martialled. The trial usually ended with them being sentenced to be shot at dawn by a 12 man firing squad. In WW2 the only offence for which you could be put to death was mutiny, whereas there were several more in WW1 including cowardice, and striking a superior officer.
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The last lines of the inscription on the grave are a bitter reference to carey's supposed cowardice.
306 british soldiers got executed for cowardice in World War One.
They sent a white feather. It implied cowardice.
You got shot for cowardice and you got hung for something i cant remember what is was :S
the french are well known for their cowardice. the first shot of a gun they will raise the white flag.
About 150,000 soldiers deserted from the German Army, many of them fled to neutral countries such as the Netherlands, Denmark and Switzerland. Only 18 from those caught were executed. In WW2 10,000 deserters were shot.
Killing people, war, blood, cowardice, etc.
Cowardice. It was used in the First World War, when wives/girlfriends would give their partners the white feather, essentially meaning that you either go to war, or lose me.
Deserters would be court martialled. The trial usually ended with them being sentenced to be shot at dawn by a 12 man firing squad. In WW2 the only offence for which you could be put to death was mutiny, whereas there were several more in WW1 including cowardice, and striking a superior officer.
His cowardice got him kicked out of the army.I have never seen such sheer cowardice before.
PATHS OF GLORY
The narrator in "War of the Worlds" commits an act of cowardice when he comes across a curate who has gone mad and is unable to deal with the reality of the Martian invasion. Instead of helping the curate, the narrator abandons him to his fate, prioritizing his own survival.
At the end of chapter 4, 'the death of the curate', the narrator does indeed commit an act of cowardice when he 'whispers passionate prayers for safety'. He betrays himself and what he stands for as a scientist. In the book, he undoubtedly makes himself out to the reader as a confident and reasonable intellectual but, as he entombs himself in the coal cellar, he turns to God and becomes the curate; a man of weakness, cowardice and blind faith.