Author: | Ian F W Beckett | ISBN: | 9781473816626 |
Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | December 22, 2004 |
Imprint: | Pen and Sword Select | Language: | English |
Author: | Ian F W Beckett |
ISBN: | 9781473816626 |
Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
Publication: | December 22, 2004 |
Imprint: | Pen and Sword Select |
Language: | English |
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.