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British Unions and the Law
December 13, 1941 issue

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It is a commonplace that war as now practiced is a highly capitalized industry. Modern battles are won or lost not only by the fighting forces but in mines, steel mills, and machine shops. The characteristic phenomenon of today is not the nation in arms, it is the nation making arms. No Englishman who lived through the months after Dunkirk when the cry was "give us weapons" is likely to forget that truth. Military technique from the day of the longbow to that of the tank has always had social roots. Under present conditions the discipline and morale of the work- shop, though different in character from the discipline and morale of the services, are equally decisive for victory or defeat.

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LABOR unions -- Law & legislation; INTERNATIONAL conflict; MILITARY promotions; BUSINESS enterprises; STEEL minimills; GREAT Britain
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