{"product_id":"the-drums-of-armageddon-ian-bullock-9781527261266","title":"The Drums of Armageddon: BRITISH SOCIALISTS AND THE OUTBREAK OF WAR: July - December 1914","description":"The outbreak of war in August 1914 was devastating for many people. \u003cp\u003eNone more so, however, than the British socialists who strongly believed, despite 'German menace' warnings, that war was a nightmare of the past and socialism was growing steadily around the globe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Drums of Armageddon is a detailed and poignant exploration of the last peacetime and the first five wartime months of 1914 as presented on the pages of the three longest established socialist weeklies - Justice, the Clarion, and Labour Leader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt begins by looking at worries about war in the Balkans, at the activities of militant suffragettes, serious strike threats and a near civil war situation in Ireland. And once war was declared, the widening split in socialist ranks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts main focus is on the divide between the Clarion which accepted the necessity for the war and the largely 'anti-war' Independent Labour Party (ILP). And within the British Socialist Party (BSP) between the self-styled 'Old Guard' with a 'pro-Ally' stance who found themselves besieged by more recent recruits taking an 'internationalist' line. These early months of the war also saw the formation of two important new organisations, the Union of Democratic Control by Labour and Radical Liberal MPs and others, and later the mainly pacifist No-Conscription Fellowship. This complex and fascinating period of British history is well-documented and the author has done a meticulous job in interpreting the day-to-day reality of its impact on British socialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Bullock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1527261263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781527261266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bonchurch Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.62d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ian Bullock","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942792331519,"sku":"9781527261266","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b92da8e3-96d6-44f1-a8ba-46343c4ea2bf.jpg?v=1681494382","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-drums-of-armageddon-ian-bullock-9781527261266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}