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Refusing to fight in WW2

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Around 60,000 people registered as conscientious objectors in the Second World War. They were seeking an exemption from military service on grounds of conscience. In his new book, historian Tobias Kelly charts the experiences of five of them. I spoke to him to find out more about why he wanted to look at their stories.

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