A Nation in Arms

The British Army in the First World War

• Author(s): Ian F. W. Beckett, Keith Simpson,
• Publisher: Pen and Sword
• Pages: 276
• ISBN_10: 1473816629
  ISBN_13: 9781473816626
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War I , History / Wars & Conflicts / General ,

Description:... 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.