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Contents:

	List of Illustrations / vi
	Acknowledgments / vii
	List of Abbreviations / ix
	Introduction / 3
	1 Honour and Dishonour in the British Army Tradition / 18
	2 Dismissal and Cashiering in the First World War / 39
	3 Coming Back and Making Good / 67
	4 Dishonourable Records and the Interwar Period / 92
	5 Dismissal and Cashiering in the Second World War / 116
	6 Reclassifcation, Removal, and Re-enlistment / 149
	7 De-ofcered and De-citizened / 172
	Conclusion / 195
	Appendix: Courts Martial Data / 205
	Notes / 210
	Bibliography / 243
	Index / 254

Description: »Drunken disorderliness. Cowardice in battle. Writing bad cheques. Vulgarity. Sexual indecency. Adultery. After convictions for such disgraceful deeds, hundreds of Canadian officers lost their commissions during the First and Second World Wars.
Scandalous Conduct investigates the forgotten experiences of these dismissed ex-officers to offer a new critical perspective on constructed notions of honour and dishonour. Courts martial for failure to follow the rules and values that military culture deemed honourable deprived them of the respect of their peers and the right to command subordinates. Matthew Barrett explores how changing definitions of scandalous behaviour shaped the quintessential honour crime known as “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.” As symbolized by the loss of commissioned rank, dishonour represented a direct challenge to prestige, livelihood, and manhood. Canadian military leaders endorsed codes of good conduct in part through the threat of expulsion, and re-enlistment in the ordinary ranks offered at most a perilous opportunity for redemption.
Drawing on fascinating court cases that have never before been studied, Scandalous Conduct convincingly demonstrates a surprising conclusion. The scope of officer misconduct revealed that the ideal of military honour was not nearly as stable as leaders preferred to believe, instead depending on changing social circumstances and disciplinary requirements.
Scholars and students of Canadian military history, the world wars, and military law will find this a thought-provoking study, as will scholars of contemporary military legal issues and scandal in the Canadian Armed Forces.« (Source: University of British Columbia Press)

Reviews:
- Buckner, Phillip. British Journal of Canadian Studies 36(2) (2024): 215. - Full Text: Project MUSE (Restricted Access)

- Kasurak, Peter. History: Reviews of New Books 51(2) (2023): 33-34. - Full Text: Taylor & Francis Online (Restricted Access)

- Miller, Joseph. American Review of Canadian Studies 52(4) (2022): 521-523. - Full Text: Taylor & Francis Online (Restricted Access)

- Vance, Jonathan F. Canadian Historical Review 105(1) (2024): 173-175. - Full Text: Project MUSE (Restricted Access), University of Toronto Press (Restricted Access)

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