A Military Transformed?: Adaptation and Innovation in the British Military, 1792-1945

Book Overview

Between 1792 and 1945, the character of warfare changed. Battalions standing shoulder to shoulder during the Napoleonic era gave way to the industrialized, modern armies of the First and Second World Wars. The organization and operational methods of the major military powers dramatically altered during this period and the British forces were no different. From the transition of the Royal Navy's ships to oil from coal to the creation of an independent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1909384461
• ISBN13: 9781909384460
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"