Raising Churchill's Army
Author | : David French |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198206415 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198206410 |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Download or read book Raising Churchill's Army written by David French and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.