Of the 346 men commemorated by the Shot at Dawn Memorial, 18 were executed for this offense, which was symbolized by white feathers.
At Ville-sur-Ancre (VEEL-soor-AHN-cur), Frederick Spring had Harry Farr executed for this offense, but modern-day historians believe that Farr may have been suffering from hyperacusis ("hyper"-ah-KYOO-sis). This offense titles a "brief history" written by Chris Walsh. Of the 346 men commemorated by the Shot at Dawn Memorial, 18 were executed for this offense, which was symbolized by white feathers. In 2006, the United Kingdom posthumously pardoned soldiers who were executed during World War I for desertion, forms of disobedience, and this offense. During the Sicily campaign of World War II, George Patton slapped soldiers hospitalized for shell shock because they were supposedly exhibiting the trait associated with this offense. For 10 points, name this failure to display courage in the face of the enemy.
At Ville-sur-Ancre (VEEL-soor-AHN-cur), Frederick Spring had Harry Farr executed for this offense, but modern-day historians believe that Farr may have been suffering from hyperacusis ("hyper"-ah-KYOO-sis).
owardice [accept word forms such as being cowards or cowardly; accept Cowardice: A Brief History; prompt on "shell shock" or "refusing to  ght" or equivalents]