{"product_id":"the-edwardian-army-manning-training-and-deploying-the-british-army-1902-1914-9780199542789","title":"The Edwardian Army: Manning, Training, and Deploying the British Army, 1902-1914","description":"The period 1902-1914 was one of great change for the British army. The experience of the South African War (1899-1902) had been a profound shock and it led to a period of intense introspection in order to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the force. As a result of a series of\u003cbr\u003einvestigations and government-led reorganisation, the army embarked on a series of reforms to improve its recruitment, standards of professionalism, training, and preparation for war. Until now many of the studies covering this period have tended to look at the army in a top-down manner, and have\u003cbr\u003eoften concluded that the reform process was extremely beneficial to the army leading it to be the most efficient force in Europe by the outbreak of war in 1914. Bowman and Connelly take a different approach. \u003cem\u003eThe Edwardian Army\u003c\/em\u003e takes a bottom-up perspective and examines the many difficulties the army\u003cbr\u003eexperienced trying to incorporate the reforms demanded by government and the army's high command. It reveals that although many good ideas were devised, the severely overstretched army was never in a position to act on them and that few regimental officers had the opportunity, or even the desire, to\u003cbr\u003echange their approach. Unable to shake-off the feeling that the army's primary purpose was to garrison and police the British Empire, it was by no means as well prepared for European continental warfare as many have presumed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy Bowman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199542789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTimothy Bowman\u003c\/strong\u003e was born and raised in Northern Ireland. His first degree was from Queen's University, Belfast and Ph.D. from the University of Luton. He taught at Queen's University, Belfast, the University of Durham, and Kings College London at the Joint Services Command and Staff College before coming to Kent in 2005. He is currently Senior Lecturer in modern British military history and teaches on the B.A. History and War Studies programmes and M.A. programme in 'War, Propaganda, and Society'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40322455634035,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":127.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e08ee2bb-dc63-40d2-bee0-0c120770fb66.jpg?v=1659446059","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-edwardian-army-manning-training-and-deploying-the-british-army-1902-1914-9780199542789","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}