Raising Churchill's Army

Zusatztext David French's book makes compelling reading for any serious student of the Second World War ... this book makes a key contribution to the debate about how the British fought the Second World War, and why the Allies took so long to win it. Klappentext This is the first detailed analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale! and that it only won its battles through the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. Few soldiers were actively eager to close with the enemy! but the morale of the army never collapsed and its combat capability steadily improved from 1942 onwards. Zusammenfassung An analysis of the combat capability of the British army during the WWII, exposing the myth that it suffered from poor morale and analyzing its place in the war strategy. The book explores weaknesses and problems, attitudes to technology, and post-1942 improvements. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: 'How Are You to Succeed without Causing Losses?': Doctrine and Organization, 1919-1939 2: Regimental Officers and the Rank and File 3: Weapons and Equipment 4: Discipline and Morale 5: The Pre-War Army and the British Expeditionary Force 6: The Reformation of the Army, Home Forces, 1940-1943 7: The Desert War, 1940-1942 8: Monty's Army: Alam Halfa to the Rhine Conclusion Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: David (Professor of History French, French David, David French
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.07.2001
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships
• EAN: 9780199246304
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924630-4
• Pages: 331
• Dimensions (packing): 15.5 x 23.5 x 1.8 cm
• Series: British Army and the War Again
• Subjects: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), European History, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Defence strategy, planning & research, British & Irish history, Second World War, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Military and defence strategy, Modern warfare, Land forces and warfare, History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater