K. W. Mitchinson
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2005
9781403938251
Defending Albion
Britain's Home Army 1908-1919
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2005
ISBN13: 9781403938251
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Studies in Military and Strategic History
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
Defending Albion is the first published study of Britain's response to the threat of invasion from across the North Sea in the first two decades of the Twentieth Century. It examines the emergency schemes designed to confront an enemy landing and the problems associated with raising and maintaining the often derided Territorial Force. It also explores the long-neglected military and political difficulties posed by the spontaneous and largely unwanted appearance of the 'Dad's Army' of the Great War, the Volunteer Force.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781403938251
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Invasion Issue Supplementing the Home Army Planning for Defence Mobilization and New Auxiliaries Protection Companies and Invasion Scares The Home Army in 1915 Reforming and Expanding the Home Army Restructuring and Compulsion 'A Sham or a Real Thing?': The Volunteer Force in 1917 The Diminishing Threat Epilogue Appendix I: Extra Reserve Battalions Appendix II: Home Defence Scheme, July 1914 Appendix III: Provisional Units Appendix IV: The Home Army in 1918 Appendix V: Coastal Fortresses and Garrisons Notes Bibliography Index