Gerald Oram

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Gerald ("Gerry") Oram is a notable British cultural and social historian, with a particular interest in the First World War.[1] He was a researcher at the University of Birmingham and the University of Swansea, before going on to teach at the Open University. His seminal book, Death Sentences passed by military courts of the British Army 1914–1924, is on the recommended reading lists of the National Archives[2] and the Imperial War Museum.[3] His work is widely referenced in the academic literature on First World War military executions; he is quoted in the British national press on the subject; and he was quoted as a source for an Irish government enquiry into treeatement of Irish soldiers.[4][5] In his spare time, he is a keen time-trials cyclist.[6]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ 'Francis Bootle Publishers Brief profile Retrieved: 8 December 2007.
  2. ^ National Archives' Library Bibliography: Research Guide Retrieved: 8 December 2007
  3. ^ Imperial War Museum: Reading List 359 Retrieved: 8 December 2007
  4. ^ The Sunday Times "Shot for being Irish?" November 14 2004 Retrieved: 8 December 2007.
  5. ^ Republic of Ireland: Department of Foreign Affairs Shot at Dawn report Retrieved: 11 December 2007.
  6. ^ Centre for First World War Studies, University of Birmingham Profile of Gerald Oram Retrieved: 8 December 2007


[edit] Published works include

  • Oram, Gerald, Death Sentences passed by military courts of the British Army 1914–1924, (UK: Francis Boutle Publishers, 1999) ISBN 1 903427 26 6
  • Oram, Gerald, Worthless Men: Race, eugenics and the death penalty in the British Army during the First World War, (UK: Francis Boutle Publishers, 1999) ISBN 0 9532388 3 0
  • "The Greatest Efficiency: British and American Military Law 1866–1918" (Chap. 9) Comparative Histories of Crime, B. Godfrey, C. Emsley and G. Dunstall (eds). (Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing. 2002) ISBN 1843920360
  • Oram, Gerald, Conflict and Legality: Policing Mid-Twentieth Century Europe (London: Francis Boutle, 2003)
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