Armed Forces and Modern Counter-Insurgency

History

Beckett, I.F.W.

Military

St.Martin's Press

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The Great War scarred both the people and the popular imagination of Europe. No previous war matched it in scale, brutality and futility. The course of events has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However this impressive book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of the conflict's impact: strategic, political, social and cultural. Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assassination, misunderstanding and differing national war-aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences: #Mobilisation had a massive impact both on soldiers and female civilians, producing radical changes to people's way of life which stimulated political change #Science and technology created a new brand of industrialised warfare and were accelerated by the imperative of victory # The insecurity and strain of war created dissidence and mutiny, engendering revolution in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia. The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers and changed the balance of power, influenced the arts, national memory and political thought. The reach of this account is global, showing how a conflict amongst European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embrace Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States. This is a bold and original book, offering a thematic study of a war that was famously, and quite rightly, labelled as 'the seminal event of the twentieth century'.

The Great War, 1914-1918

PRENTICE/HALL

The Great War scarred both the people and the popular imagination of Europe. No previous war matched it in scale, brutality and futility.  The course of events has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'. However this impressive book moves beyond military narrative to offer a much fuller analysis of the conflict's impact: strategic, political, social and cultural. Starting with the context and origins of the war, including assassination, misunderstanding and differing national war-aims, it then covers the treacherous course of the conflict and its social consequences: #Mobilisation had a massive impact both on soldiers and female civilians, producing radical changes to people's way of life which stimulated political change#Science and technology created a new brand of industrialised warfare and were accelerated by the imperative of victory# The insecurity and strain of war created dissidence and mutiny, engendering revolution in Germany, Austria-Hungary and Russia.  The war left a long-term legacy for victors and vanquished alike. It created new frontiers and changed the balance of power, influenced the arts, national memory and political thought.  The reach of this account is global, showing how a conflict amongst European powers came to involve their colonial empires, and embrace Japan, China, the Ottoman Empire, Latin America and the United States. This is a bold and original book, offering a thematic study of a war that was famously, and quite rightly, labelled as 'the seminal event of the twentieth century'.   

The Great War, 1914-1918 (Modern Wars in Perspective)

Longman Pub. Group

"middle-class girls who enjoyed a totally unjustified reputation for immortality"

A Nation in Arms: A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Manchester Univ Pr

In this first full length study of the amateur military tradition in Britain, Ian Beckett presents a comprehensive and scholarly overview of the development of the auxiliary forces from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. Re-evaluating the impact of the auxiliaries on British culture and society, the author argues that these forces, rather than the regular army, have provided an essential point of contact between army and society.Traditionally, standing armies in Britain have been viewed with considerable distrust and the preference for amateur and temporary soldiers has served to heighten the importance of the auxiliary forces in defence against both foreign invasion and domestic disorder. In this book, Ian Beckett traces the history of the auxiliary forces from the early evolution of a national militia through to the more systematic organisation of local auxiliaries and shows how the forces have continuously reflected and transmitted traditional attitudes towards military participation in Britain. Focusing on the development of such forces as the militia, yeomanry, volunteers, territorials and home guard, the author also conveys the continuity in their roles and the ubiquity of their presence in local society, highlighting not only their military purpose, but also their function as tools of social control and law-keeping.This book will be essential reading for military historians and their students and will also interest social historians and any general reader concerned with the interaction between army and society.

The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945 (Manchester History of the British Army)

Politics & Government

The Shire county guides introduce the reader, whether tourist or resident, to villages and towns, areas of outstanding beauty, museums and other tourist attractions, archaeological sites, churches and cathedrals, coast and countryside, historic buildings and gardens and famous local people. Each guide is illustrated in colour and black and white and there are cross-references for easy use. Each includes a location map, clear directions and grid references, a guide to opening days, telephone numbers for pre-checking and a quick-find index. There is also a list of tourist information centres within the county.

Buckinghamshire

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Shire Pubns

Here is a book that charts the history of the British Army by using one of its most distinctive aspects - its regimental traditions. It describes the emergence of a royal army under Charles II and its expansion during the eighteenth century, the formation of its militia, the yeomanry and the Territorials, the distinction of the Household Cavalry and the Guards Division, and the changing function of the cavlary. It explains why the Royal Artillery carries no colours, why the Royal Berkshire Regiment wore a red patch behind their cap badge, wnd why the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment celebrates 'Sarah Sands Day'.

Discovering British Regimental Traditions

Europe

Through contemporary reports on the war from The Times correspondents in both England and the United States, linked by a continuous narrative providing background and context, Ian Beckett examines the events of the conflict and examines Britain's role in aiding and finally abandoning the Confederacy during the course of the war.

The American Civil War: The War Correspondents

Americas

Sutton Pub Ltd

An encyclopedia of articles examining guerrilla warfare throughout the world, focusing on military tactics utilized by minority groups within a state or indigenous population to oppose the ruling government or foreign occupying forces.

The Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare

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Armed Forces and Modern Counter-Insurgency

Armed Forces and Modern Counter-Insurgency

The Great War, 1914-1918

The Great War, 1914-1918 (Modern Wars in Perspective)

A Nation in Arms: A Social Study of the British Army in the First World War

The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945 (Manchester History of the British Army)

Buckinghamshire

Discovering British Regimental Traditions

The American Civil War: The War Correspondents

The Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare