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Building the Old Contemptibles: British developments 1899-1914
| £15.00 Add to Cart | |
| 1003 | |
| Publication | |
| 9781847914125 | |
| Major A J Rusio USA | |
| Leavenworth Press | |
| 2005 | |
| Printed book - clean | |
| 2009 | |
| 132 | |
| Yes |
Book Description
Impressed with the tactical lessons of the Boer War, the British Army reformed its doctrine and training from 1899 to 1914, deploying a combat ready force, the “Old Contemptibles” of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in 1914. Because of these changes, the BEF played a crucial role in Belgium and France in 1914. This is an analysis of the effect of those changes.