Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War against Germany 1919-1945

by David French

Overview

This is the first detailed analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles through the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. Few soldiers were actively eager to close with the enemy, but the morale of the army never collapsed and its combat capability steadily improved from 1942 onwards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198206415
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/13/2000
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

University College London

Editorial Reviews

"French's study is based on an exhaustive examination of previously unused primary material, and as such it will stand as the definitive work on the structure of the British Army between 1919 and 1945...[I]t will win a devoted following."—History

"In this masterful and fascinating book, French, traces the history of the development of the army in the interwar period, and its remarkable recovery and victories after 1943. This is not just a military history but a carefully woven account of the political, economic, social, and personal elements that illustrate the way that an army is equipped and led, and how and why it fights."—CHOICE

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