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Author Bowman, Timothy

Title The Edwardian army : recruiting, training, and deploying the British Army, 1902-1914 / Timothy Bowman and Mark Connelly
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (243 pages)
Contents Introduction -- 1. The officer corps -- 2. The other ranks -- 3. Training and doctrine -- 4. The auxiliary forces -- 5. The public face of the army -- 6. The British Army and British Empire -- Conclusion
Summary 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
Notes Reprint
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and indexes
Notes English
Subject Great Britain. Army -- History -- 20th century
Great Britain. Army -- Organization -- History -- 20th century
Great Britain. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th century
SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast
Subject Military education -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Sociology, Military -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Armed Forces -- Organization
Military education
Recruiting and enlistment
Sociology, Military
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History -- Edward VII, 1901-1910. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056826
Subject Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Connelly, Mark
ISBN 019174140X
9780191741401
Other Titles Recruiting, training, and deploying the British Army, 1902-1914