Kitchener's Army: The Raising of the New Armies, 1914-16Manchester University Press, 1988 - 359 pages This interesting book looks at the British army of 1914, an army of conscripts and volunteers. The effect of this mobilization on the social and political climate of Britain and the kind of army that was created are thoroughly explored. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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10th Irish Army Council Arthur artillery Asquith August Barracks billets Brigade Britain British Cabinet camp Captain Cheshire Regiment City Battalion civilian clothing commanding officer conscription County Associations December defence depots Derby Diary Division drill East Lancashire Regiment East Yorkshire Regiment enlistment equipment formation guns Haldane History House of Commons Ibid industrial Irish issued IWM BBC/GW joined July Kitchener Kitchener's Kitchener's army labour Lancashire Lancashire Fusiliers large numbers letter Lieutenant-Colonel Light Infantry Liverpool Lloyd George London Lord Major Major-General Manchester March meeting Ministry of Munitions mobilisation months NCOs November October organisation Pals battalions papers Parliamentary Debates Parliamentary Recruiting Committee patriotism Public Schools raised recruiting office Reserve rifles Royal Fusiliers scheme September 1914 Service battalions soldiers supply Territorial Force Territorial units Third New Army told troops Ulster unpublished account voluntary volunteers War Office week Welsh Army Corps wrote Yorkshire Regiment