Author : Ian F. W. Beckett
Release : 2004-12-22
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 629/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Nation in Arms by : Ian F. W. Beckett
Download or read book A Nation in Arms written by Ian F. W. Beckett. This book was released on 2004-12-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.