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Conscript or Convict?
An Account of the 1970/71 Campaign to Abolish Conscription in Gibraltar.
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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June 8, 2015
I expected this book to be a simple biographical account by Humbert Hernandez of the time he spent in prison while fighting for conscription to be abolished in Gibraltar. That would have been interesting enough.
However, Humbert has enriched his story with a large amount of research into official documents and letters exchanged at the time, casting a fair amount of light on how the 'other side' saw the issue, and providing an enlightening sample of Gibraltar's recent history, which is so often buried under the much more colourful sieges and battles of the 18th and 19th century.
He wraps it up with very engaging interviews of people who lived through the events from very different perspectives to his own.
The way the setting of this book reverberates with current issues makes it all the more compelling. A must read for any Gibraltarian or anyone wishing to understand Gibraltar a little (or a lot) better.
However, Humbert has enriched his story with a large amount of research into official documents and letters exchanged at the time, casting a fair amount of light on how the 'other side' saw the issue, and providing an enlightening sample of Gibraltar's recent history, which is so often buried under the much more colourful sieges and battles of the 18th and 19th century.
He wraps it up with very engaging interviews of people who lived through the events from very different perspectives to his own.
The way the setting of this book reverberates with current issues makes it all the more compelling. A must read for any Gibraltarian or anyone wishing to understand Gibraltar a little (or a lot) better.
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