Big wars and small wars: the British army and the lessons of war in the twentieth century

This volume explores the historical dimension to this debate, and offers analyses by the most prominent experts in the field, including Hew Strachan, Edward Spiers, David French, Paul Cornish, Daniel Marston, David Benest, Simon Ball and Colin McInnes." "This book will be of great interest to students of military history and strategic studies in general, and of particular interest to students of the British Army and British military doctrine."--Jacket.

  • OCLC #: 57430471
  • ISBN #:
    • 0415361966
    • 9780415361965
    • 9780415545044
    • 0415545048
  • Call #: DA69.S73 2006
  • Publisher: London ;New York : Routledge, 2006.
  • Series Statement:
    • Cass series--military history and policy
  • Physical Description: xi, 186 pages ; 25 cm.
  • Contents:
    • 1. Between the South African War and the First World War, 1902-14 /
    • 2. Big wars and small wars between the wars, 1919-39 /
    • 3. Learning new lessons : the British Army and the strategic debate, 1945-50 /
    • 4. Lost and found in the jungle : the Indian and British Army jungle warfare doctrines for Burma, 1943-5, and the Malayan emergency, 1948-60 /
    • 5. Aden to Northern Ireland, 1966-76 /
    • 6. The unchanging lessons of battle : the British Army and the Falklands War, 1982 /
    • 7. The Gulf War, 1990-1 /
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