Futile Exercise?: The British Army's Preparations for War 1902-1914

by Simon Batten

Book Overview

"...a serious piece of academic work, well-written and well-cited. This book is an important addition to the body of work on World War One scholarship as it goes a long way to explaining the antecedents of the British Force that went to war in 1914." -ARGunners.com

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180451568X
• ISBN13: 9781804515686
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 236 Pages