Call to Arms by Charles Messenger

Call to Arms by Charles Messenger

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Zusammenfassung

How the British Army of 1914 was transformed from a tiny imperial police force to the 3.75-million strong army that won the First World War in 1918

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Call to Arms by Charles Messenger

This is a comprehensive account of how the British Army coped with and adapted to the enormous challenges and pressures of the First World War -- the first major continental war that the army had had to fight for almost a hundred years. Following the course of the War, both on the Western Front and in other theatres, Charles Messenger tells how the British Army managed the challenges of command, training, technology and new weapons of war. He examines officer selection, medicine, discipline, the manpower crisis of 1918, the integration of women into the forces and many other topics. Based on years of original research, this will become the standard work of reference on the organization and administration of the biggest army Britain has ever put into the field.
Charles Messenger served 20 years as a Regular Officer in the Royal Tank Regiment and is now a professional military historian and defence analyst. He is the author of over 30 books, including THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN THE WEST in the Cassell History of Warfare series, and has also scripted and produced several military history documentary series for television.
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ISBN 13 9780304367221
ISBN 10 0304367222
Titel Call to Arms
Autor Charles Messenger
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Orion Publishing Co
Erscheinungsjahr 2006-04-27
Seitenanzahl 576
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