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      AUTHOR: Kopperman, Paul E., 1945-
       TITLE: "The cheapest pay": alcohol abuse in the eighteenth-century
              British Army.
      SOURCE: Journal of Military History v. 60 (July '96) p. 445-70
   ABSTRACTS: An investigation of why 18th-century British Army officers
              were unwilling to confront the problem of alcohol abuse among
              soldiers. Most officers saw habitual drunkenness as a threat
              to health, but medical opinion was sufficiently divided to
              allow them make their own decisions about the extent of the
              threat, and it also encouraged them to see some alcoholic
              drinks as beneficial.  In addition, although drunkenness
              clearly undermined discipline, continuing the supply of
              alcohol gave officers significant leverage over the troops.
              Because officers could see disadvantages in dramatically
              reducing their men's desire for alcohol, they focused on
              combating drunken behavior rather than introducing an all-out
              campaign to end alcohol abuse.
 STANDARD NO: 0899-3718
        DATE: 1996
       PLACE: United States
    LANGUAGE: English
 RECORD TYPE: art
    CONTENTS: feature article
     SUBJECT: Great Britain. Army - Military life.
              Soldiers - Alcohol use.
              Alcoholic beverages - Public opinion.
              Liquor problem.
              Great Britain - Armed forces - Foreign countries.
 
 
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