Desertion: Trust and Mistrust in Civil Wars

by Theodore McLauchlin

Theodore McLauchlin's Desertion examines the personal and political factors behind soldiers' choices to stay in their unit or abandon their cause. He explores what might spur widespread desertion in a given group, how some armed groups manage to keep their soldiers fighting over long periods, and how committed soldiers are to their causes and their comrades.

To answer these questions, McLauchlin focuses on combatants...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501752944
• ISBN13: 9781501752940
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up