The Edwardian Army Manning, Training, and Deploying the British Army, 1902-1914 |
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| Author:
| Bowman, Timothy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-954278-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $233.64AUD $324.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.