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Civilian specialists at war :Britain's transport experts and the First World War

Phillips, Christopher - Nama Orang

The war of 1914–18 was the first great conflict to be fought between highly industrial societies able to manufacture and transport immense quantities of goods to the field of battle. In Civilian Specialists at War, Christopher Phillips examines the manner in which Britain’s industrial society influenced the character and conduct of industrial warfare. This book analyses the multiple connections between the military, the government and the senior executives of some of pre-war Britain’s largest companies. It illustrates the British army’s evolving response to the First World War and the role to be played by non-military expertise in the prosecution of such a conflict. This study demonstrates that pre-existing professional relationships between the army, the government and private enterprise were exploited throughout the conflict. It details how civilian technologies facilitated the prosecution of war on an unprecedented scale, while showing how British experts were constrained by the political and military demands of coalition warfare. Civilian Specialists at War reveals that Britain’s transport experts were a key component in the country’s conduct of the First World War.

Additional Information
Penerbit
London : University of London Press
GMD ( General Material Designation )
Electronic Resource
No. Panggil
940.421
PHI
c
940.421 PHI c
ISBN/ISSN9781909646926
Klasifikasi
940.421
Deskripsi Fisik
xviii, 424p. : ill.
Bahasa
English
Edisi
-
Subjek
World War I
Humans
United Kingdom
Military Personnel
Military Medicine
Pernyataan Tanggungjawab
Info Detail Spesifik
-
GMD
Electronic Resource
Tipe Isi
text
Tipe Media
computer
Tipe Pembawa
online resource

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