حثالة الأمة نخبة الجيش.. خرافات وحقائق حول التجنيد والمجندين

#### You may know the divided soldier - the son of the safe countryside, who tended his farm until one day he was called to defend his country. But do you know his counterpart in town? * For four hundred years, there were professional soldiers conscripted into the Swedish army, but they were marginalized to irregular conscripts. Many entered the army under some kind of duress, the pay was poor and discipline was strict. They were ordered, along with their families, to head to one of the garrison cities in the kingdom, where they were housed in remote places where no one wanted them, and they were considered unwanted strangers. They were periodically discharged, then forced to fend for themselves as best they could, which often led to unrest in the cities. A myth quickly spread about them as "the scum of the nation." But this is not the whole truth. Some conscripts formed the absolute elite of the army, such as the Svea and Gotha Royal Guard regiments, which were housed in luxurious barracks. Based on this duality, the story of the conscripted soldiers is told here for the first time. Based on extensive archival research, the book paints a picture of soldiers' lives that oscillate sharply between success and failure, pride and shame, war and peace.