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Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War

History Happy Hour Episode 111:  British Pacifists in World War II

Guest: Tobias Kelly

Sunday, September 4, 2022

This Week on History Happy Hour: We sometimes think of World War II as "the good war. " But there were some for whom no war was worth fighting. This Sunday we look at WWII through the eyes of 60,000 British conscientious objectors who refused to take up arms and whose stories have been almost entirely forgotten. This week Chris and Rick welcome Tobias Kelly, author of Battles of Conscience: British Pacifists and the Second World War . The Spectator calls it "a moving tribute to moral courage. ” [...] more
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