The great strength of this collection of studies is that academics and senior military practitioners have been brought together, drawing from similar sources and working to the highest scholarly standards, but bringing their own perspectives to bear on complex military subjects. The essays on multifarious aspects of the Anglo-American approach to war range from study of volunteer soldiering in the Mexican War of 1846-48, analyses of operations in the two World Wars, to a reconsideration of the nature of future warfare. All the contributors thoroughly consider the overall historical context and explore the relationship between theory and practice in military operations. They also review the problems
of transition from the small-scale duties of an imperial or
frontier constabulary to coping with the demands of continental warfare, a central feature of the Anglo-American military tradition. Throughout a major theme is the importance of peacetime in mental preparation and training for war.
Edited by:
Brian Holden Reid
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 148mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9780714647685
ISBN 10: 0714647683
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 31 May 1997
Audience:
College/higher education
,
General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
,
Primary
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Zealous for Annexation - volunteer soldiering, military government, and the service of Colonel Alexander Doniphan in the Mexican-American War, Joseph G. Dawson III; the Spanish-American War - land battles in Cuba, 1895-1898, Joseph Smith; General Allenby and the Palestine Campaign, 1917-1918, Matthew Hughes; the British Expeditionary Force and the difficult transition to peace, 1918-1919, Ian M. Brown; Small Wars and Imperial Policing - the British Army and the theory and practice of colonial warfare in the British Empire, 1919-1939, T.R. Moreman; Montgomery, morale, casualty conservation and Colossal Cracks - 21st Army Group's operational technique in North West Europe, 1944-1945, Stephen Hart; Tommy is No Soldier - the morale of the Second British Army in Normandy, June-August 1944, David French; the British Army and approaches to warfare sinde 1945, John Kiszely; manoeuvre theory in operations other than war, J.J.A. Wallace; the buffalo thorn - the nature of the future battlefield, Alistair Irwin.
Edited by Reid, Brian Holden
