There is nothing new about the military covenant, a freshly minted term for something that's been around for as long as soldiering itself. 'Tommy' may have to make the ultimate sacrifice for his country. But what will his country do for him? Over centuries the covenant has been variously honoured and ignored. Confronted daily with flag-draped coffins, shameful stories of inadequate kit and shocking images of the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan: what exactly are we doing to honour those who sacrifice all in the service of their country? In Tommy This an' Tommy That Andrew Murrison uses his perspective as a senior Service doctor and frontline politician to set the events of the past ten years in historical context. He charts the ways in which societal and political changes have impacted on the wellbeing of uniformed men and women, and the nation's changing sense of obligation towards the military. Crucially he asks what the future holds for the military covenant.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- DEDICATION
- TOMMY : Rudyard Kipling
- Table of Contents
- FOREWORD
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- CHAPTER ONE : Tommy’s raw deal
- CHAPTER TWO : That they may reap the fruit of their good deservings
- CHAPTER THREE : The Victorian covenant
- CHAPTER FOUR : The covenant and industrial warfare
- CHAPTER FIVE : What is the military for?
- CHAPTER SIX : The nature of the military covenant
- CHAPTER SEVEN : The military covenant bottoms out
- CHAPTER EIGHT : The third sector’s covenant
- CHAPTER NINE : What others do
- CHAPTER TEN : Mercenaries
- CHAPTER ELEVEN : Kit
- CHAPTER TWELVE : Homes fit for heroes
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN : Healthcare: a bloody war or a sickly season
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN : …and their children are within the covenant
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN : Don’t ask, don’t tell
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN : Hearts and minds
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN : Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN : Detractors
- CHAPTER NINETEEN : Veterans
- CHAPTER TWENTY : The coalition government
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE : The future
- ENDNOTES
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- Copyright
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