The Edwardian army: recruiting, training, and deploying the British Army, 1902-1914

✍ Scribed by Timothy Bowman, Mark Connelly

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2012
Tongue: English
Leaves: 251
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The period 1902-1914 was one of great change for the British army. As a result of a series of investigations and government-led reorganisation, the army embarked on a series of reforms to improve its recruitment, standards of professionalism, training and preparation for war.

✦ Table of Contents

Frontmatter
Acknowledgements (page vii)
Introduction (page 1)
1. The Officer Corps (page 7)
2. The Other Ranks (page 41)
3. Training and Doctrine (page 64)
4. The Auxiliary Forces (page 106)
5. The Public Face of the Army (page 147)
6. The British Army and the British Empire (page 183)
Conclusion (page 215)
Bibliography (page 219)
Index of British Army Units and Formations (page 233)
Index (page 236)

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