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Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War against Germany 1919-1945
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by David French
Sales Rank: 1753458
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 336 pages
Published by: Oxford University Press, USA July 13, 2000
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0198206410
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198206415
Book Dimensions:
9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
`It will become required reading for any study of the British experience in the Second World War.' The Journal of Military History
`French's book is a must read for any serious student of British military history. It is also a necessary study for all modern military commanders; the lessons of doctrinal evaluation and creation, as well as implementation, that are dealt with have great applicability for today.' Greg Kennedy, Journal of Defence Studies
`Here, for the first time, is a thorough and scholarly dissection of the vital elements that were responsible for moulding the British Army into what it was and what it became during the war.' Greg Kennedy, Journal of Defence Studies
`David French has written the definitive study of how and why the British Army fought the way it did in the Second World War. This work, along with his previous four books on British strategic thought and the First World War, establishes French as one of Britain's foremost historians. His most recent book is not buttons, trumpets and battlefield tour history: it is military history for adults.' Greg Kennedy, Journal of Defence Studies
`a comprehensive, well-researched, and thoughtful study.' Robert Larson, American Historical Review
`arresting new study a bold book - the boldness of its conception too easily taken for granted - as stimulating and discriminating as anything in the field since the iconoclastic Firepower: British Army Weapons and Theories of War 1904-1945 (1982) by Shelford Bidwell and Dominick Graham His work is a comprehensive exercise in ground-clearing, and a searching assessment of each element of fighting power here is the Lockean underlabourer lovingly at work, cool under fire in the beaten zone, removing some of the rubbish that lies in the way of knowledge. It is a noble calling, and it makes a convincing book.' Alex Danchev, Times Literary Supplement
`As French weaves together his argument, he provides many useful bits of information about the British Army. The writing style is such that non-specialists will have little trouble following French's argument. It is a formidable study of the British Army before and during the Second World War.' Dr. Matthews Hughes, University College Northampton, RUSI.
`French's study is based on an exhaustive examination of previously unused primary material, and as such it will stand as the definitive work on the structure of the British Army between 1919 and 1945 it will win a devoted following from specialists in the history of World War II.' John P. Rossi, History, Summer 2000.
`masterful and fascinating book not just a military history but a carefully woven account of the political, economic, social, and personal elements that illustrate the way that an army is equipped and led, and how and why it fights.' I.M. Roth, CHOICE, Jan 2001.
`His book deserves a wider audience than its title suggests. Highly recommended.' I.M. Roth, CHOICE, Jan 2001.
Product Description
This is the first detailed analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles through the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. Few soldiers were actively eager to close with the enemy, but the morale of the army never collapsed and its combat capability steadily improved from 1942 onwards.
Reader Reviews
Ever since Carlo D'Este's DECISION IN NORMANDY was published, the performance of the British Army in Europe in the Second World War has been a subject of much debate. The army has been accused of having poor morale, poor leadership, poor tactics, poor operational strategy, poor equipment, and just about anything derisive that could be written about an army. Some of these accusations are well supported by historical evidence, other accusations have little basis. David French's RAISING CHURCHILL'S ARMY presents an assessment of the British Army in the Second World War, that is strongly supported by historical evidence. He disproves many accusations against the army while concentrating on its principal failing, an inadequate indoctrination of combined arms tactics. Anyone interested in understanding (or attacking) the British performance in the Second World War should read this book.
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