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The British Army 1914-18: 81 (Men-at-Arms)

The British Army 1914-18: 81 (Men-at-Arms)

by Gerry Embleton (Illustrator), Gerry Embleton (Illustrator), Donald Fosten (Author), Robert Marrion (Author)

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    Illustrated 1978

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Synopsis

Between 1869 and 1874, Edward Cardwell, Gladstone's Secretary for War, undertook major reforms to modernise the British Army. The Crimean War and campaigns in India had revealed serious administrative and command shortcomings. Cardwell's legislation was aimed at curing these faults and served as the foundation of a new-style army. His successors put into practice further improvements in tactics, training and command structure, and by the outbreak of war in 1914, the British Army had developed into one of the best professional fighting forces in Europe. This book details the development, composition and uniforms of this new army.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 48
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 26 Oct 1978
ISBN 10: 0850452872
ISBN 13: 9780850452877

Author Bio
Donald S V Fosten was born in London in 1924, the son of a master military embroiderer and a Court Embroidress. He worked as a student with the Herald Painter at the College of Arms before wartime army service which was initially spent with the Welch Regiment in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Austria and Germany. For many years a leading researcher and author on uniform history, he produced, with his brother Bryan Fosten, a number of books and many articles. He was a President of the British Model Soldier Society BMSS and a leading member of the Society for Army Historical Research. Robert Marrion is an expert on the forces of World War I. He has co-authored various titles for Osprey's Men-at-Arms series on this subject.