Futile Exercise?: The British Army's Preparations for War 1902-1914
(Part of the Wolverhampton Military Studies Series)
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According to the official historian Brigadier-General James Edmonds: 'In every respect the Expeditionary Force of 1914 was incomparably the best trained, best organized, and best equipped British Army which ever went forth to war'. There has been considerable debate over the extent to which Edmonds' claim was justified, and to which the British Army had learnt the lessons of recent events (above all, its chastening experiences in South Africa). Conventional...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:180451568X
ISBN13:9781804515686
Release Date:October 2024
Publisher:Helion & Company
Length:236 Pages
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