Military Identities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19970074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David French (0000-0001-9360-9429, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 404 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-07 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | MILITARY IDENTITIES: THE REGIMENTAL SYSTEM, THE BRITISH ARMY, AND THE BRITISH PEOPLE, C. 18702000. (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199258031.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4251474597 |
| ISBN | 9780199258031 |
| Open Library | OL22708974M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 23 |
The regimental system has been the foundation of the British army for 300 years. This study of the Cardwell-Childers reforms shows how the army was refashioned in the late 19th century, and how it was subsequently and repeatedly reinvented to suit the changing roles that were forced upon the army. It challenges the assumptions of both the exponents and detractors of the system, showing that there was not one but several regimental systems. It demonstrates that localized recruiting was usually a failure, with many regiments unable to draw more than a small proportion of their recruits from their own districts. It shows that regimental loyalties were not a primordial force — regimental authorities had to create them and in the late 19th century they manufactured new traditions with gusto. It shows that in both world wars regimental postings quickly broke down, and regiments had to take recruits from wherever they could find them. It shows that the notion that the British army was bad at fighting big battles in the First and Second World Wars because the regimental system created a parochial military culture, is facile
Political science · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies · Civil-military relations · Great britain · Great Britain. Army · History · Military · Military life · military policy · Organization
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Not Soldiers from a Soldier’s Point of View
A Fate Worse Than Death? Lamenting First World War Captivity
Doctrine, Practice and Masculinity
The role of the officers’ mess in inclusive military leader social identity construction
Meanings of military ranks
The Great War and “Military Memory”
Consumers to Combatants? British Uniforms and Identities, 1914–18
Churchill abandoned the fighting Scots’
Civic veterans
Exploding the Myths of Sport and the Great War
Fighting the People's War
How (Not) to Win a Medal
Military Professionalism, Power, and the Division of Labor
When ex-combatants return to violent communities
Reputation and Public Administration
Duty or Crime? Defining Acceptable Behavior in the British Army in South Africa, 1899–1902
Who wants to play war? A review of Pink Mist by Owen Sheers
Civilians in Uniform”
British Expeditionary Force Vegetable Shows, Allotment Culture, and Life Behind the Lines During the Great War
Assisting MRS Tommy Atkins
Concepts of Professionalism in the Canadian Army, 1946-2000
The Life of the Irish Soldier in India
| Citations per year | 1.44 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |