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Lädt ... Peninsular Preparation: The Reform of the British Army 1795-1809von Richard Glover
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I found this to be a very useful book, as the state of the Royal Army before it was committed to the Peninsula in 1808 is not covered intensively anywhere else. Thus the rating. We generally chuckle with Wellington when he quips "I hope the enemy trembles as I do when I read the Army List. But I can only hope they do it for other reasons!" and let it go at that. Dr. Glover laid out the whole process of reform started by the much-vilified Duke of York and traces the process to the other great man of army reform, Lord Castlereagh. Both men get their credit at last . This book should be read by far more Peninsular war buffs. It may add some depth to their musings. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
This book describes the rebirth of British military power and hence of the authority of her diplomacy. When England went to war with revolutionary France in 1793 her army was weak from ten years of neglect of discipline and training, from political interference in the selection of its officers and from the failure of her recruiting policies. To these disadvantages were added a cumbrous system of political control, divided counsels and inept strategy. The result was defeat in her attempted continental campaigns of 1793-95 and the loss of the respect of both her allies and her enemy. The work of reform began in 1795. From being the least feared of France's principal enemies, the British army became a force capable of winning the victories of the Peninsular War, of making a real and weighty contribution to the overthrow of Napoleon, and of compelling attention to Britain's voice in the Congress of Vienna which created the Europe of the nineteenth century. Professor Glover studies this transformation in detail. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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