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The British Military Revolution of the 19th Century
The Great Gun Question and the Modernization of Ordnance and Administration
Taschenbuch von Daniel R. LeClair
Sprache: Englisch

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 From the Crimean War through the Second Boer War, the British Empire sought to solve the "Great Gun Question"--to harness improvements to ordnance, small arms, explosives and mechanization made possible by the Industrial Revolution. The British public played a surprising but overlooked role, offering myriad suggestions for improvements to the civilian-led War Office.
Meanwhile, politicians and army leaders argued over control of the country's ground forces in a decades-long struggle that did not end until reforms of 1904 put the military under the Secretary of State for War. Following the debate in the press, voters put pressure on both Parliament and the War Office to modernize ordnance and military administration. The "Great Gun Question" was as much about weaponry as about who ultimately controlled military power.
Drawing on ordnance committee records and contemporary news reports, this book fills a gap in the history of British military technology and army modernization prior to World War I.
 From the Crimean War through the Second Boer War, the British Empire sought to solve the "Great Gun Question"--to harness improvements to ordnance, small arms, explosives and mechanization made possible by the Industrial Revolution. The British public played a surprising but overlooked role, offering myriad suggestions for improvements to the civilian-led War Office.
Meanwhile, politicians and army leaders argued over control of the country's ground forces in a decades-long struggle that did not end until reforms of 1904 put the military under the Secretary of State for War. Following the debate in the press, voters put pressure on both Parliament and the War Office to modernize ordnance and military administration. The "Great Gun Question" was as much about weaponry as about who ultimately controlled military power.
Drawing on ordnance committee records and contemporary news reports, this book fills a gap in the history of British military technology and army modernization prior to World War I.
Über den Autor
U.S. Army veteran and former software developer Daniel R. LeClair is a military historian with the United States Air Force. He lives in Enid, Oklahoma.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

"Pregnant with Disastrous Muddle"

"The War Will Not Last a Month"

"More Powerful Than the Charge of Cavalry"

"Steering Among the Designs of Rival Inventors"

"A New Era of Great Guns"

An "Epoch of Change and Improvement"?

"New Measures Demand New Men"

Conclusion: "A Projectile to Be Fired by the Royal Navy"

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476674995
ISBN-10: 147667499X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: LeClair, Daniel R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel R. LeClair
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2019
Gewicht: 0,471 kg
Artikel-ID: 123533347
Über den Autor
U.S. Army veteran and former software developer Daniel R. LeClair is a military historian with the United States Air Force. He lives in Enid, Oklahoma.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

"Pregnant with Disastrous Muddle"

"The War Will Not Last a Month"

"More Powerful Than the Charge of Cavalry"

"Steering Among the Designs of Rival Inventors"

"A New Era of Great Guns"

An "Epoch of Change and Improvement"?

"New Measures Demand New Men"

Conclusion: "A Projectile to Be Fired by the Royal Navy"

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476674995
ISBN-10: 147667499X
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: LeClair, Daniel R.
Hersteller: McFarland
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Daniel R. LeClair
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.10.2019
Gewicht: 0,471 kg
Artikel-ID: 123533347
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