The Edwardian Army - Manning, Training, and Deploying the British Army, 1902-1914

Zusatztext ...a balanced, scholarly and very readable book, which expertly blends broad thematic analysis, well-marshalled evidence, and illuminating anecdote, to offer both an important new perspective on British military preparations in the years before 1914 and a richly detailed portrait of Britains armed forces during a pivotal period in their history. Informationen zum Autor Timothy Bowman was born and raised in Northern Ireland. His first degree was from Queen's University, Belfast and Ph.D. from the University of Luton. He taught at Queen's University, Belfast, the University of Durham, and Kings College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College before coming to Kent in 2005. He is currently Senior Lecturer in modern British military history and teaches on the B.A. History and War Studies programmes and M.A. programme in 'War, Propaganda, and Society'. Klappentext Questions the general assumption that the British army which set sail for France in August 1914 was the best prepared force ever despatched from the British isles. Reveals instead that the army was by no means as well prepared for European continental warfare as many have presumed. Zusammenfassung Questions the general assumption that the British army which set sail for France in August 1914 was the best prepared force ever despatched from the British isles. Reveals instead that the army was by no means as well prepared for European continental warfare as many have presumed. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: The Officer Corps 2: The Other Ranks 3: Training and Doctrine 4: The Auxiliary Forces 5: The Public Face 6: The Edwardian Army and the British Empire Conclusion Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Timothy Bowman, Bowman Timothy, Mark Connelly
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.2012
• EAN: 9780199542789
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954278-9
• Pagine: 288
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, British Isles, Modern warfare, C 1900 - C 1914, Military life & institutions, c 1900 to c 1909, Military institutions