The British Army and the First World War

ISBN-13: 9781107005778 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 482 str.

Ian Beckett; Timothy Bowman; Mark Connelly

Opis

A comprehensive new history of the shaping and performance of the British army during the First World War.

Recenzje

'… a very well written, measured account of high quality. At the price, the paperback is an essential purchase.' The Society of Friends of the National Army Museum Book Review Supplement

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The pre-war army; 2. The Officer Corps; 3. A nation in arms: regulars, TF, volunteers and conscripts; 4. Citizen soldiers: discipline, morale and the experience of war; 5. British strategy and the British army; 6. The Western Front, 1914; 7. The Western Front, 1915; 8. The Western Front, 1916; 9. The Western Front, 1917; 10. The Western Front, 1918; 11. Beyond the Western Front; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index.