When, at the height of the First World War, many Allied governments introduced conscription, there were thousands of individuals who, for personal or religious reasons, refused to fight. After tough questioning, some were exempted but the majority were forced into the army anyways. Those who 'refused to do their duty' were threatened with death sentences or harsh prison terms; many died from ill treatment. Conchies collects many of the moving true stories of these brave individuals.

 

This book is part of a book series called The First World War .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ann Kramer is an experienced and dedicated children's non-fiction writer. She has written many books for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley and Wayland and specializes in womens', civil and human rights issues.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Introduction
• 2: Setting the scene
• 3: Recruitment and conscription
• 4: The 'conchies'
• 5: Tribunals
• 6: Into the army
• 7: Prison
• 8: Alternative work
• 9: War ends
• 10: To the end of the 20th century