From Boer War to World War: Tactical Reform of the British Army, 1902-1914 Volume 35

by Spencer Jones

Book Overview

The British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I was tiny by the standards of the other belligerent powers. Yet, when deployed to France in 1914, it prevailed against the German army because of its professionalism and tactical skill, strengths developed through hard lessons learned a dozen years earlier. In October 1899, the British went to war against the South African Boer republics of Transvaal and Orange Free State, expecting little...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806144157
• ISBN13: 9780806144153
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"