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The British Expeditionary Force 1914-15 КНИГИ ;ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: Osprey Publishing LtdСерия: Battle Orders 16Автор(ы): Bruce GudmundssonЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2005Количество страниц: 96ISBN: 1-84176-902-9Формат: pdfРазмер: 37.5 mbThe combat formations of the Expeditionary Force sent out from Great Britain in August 1914 were the military equivalents of Rolls-Royce motorcars. Exquisitely crafted from first-class materials, they enjoyed a huge qualitative advantage over comparable formations of the mass-produced armies of Belgium, France and Germany. The great virtue of these formations, however, was also their greatest defect. Because they had been painstakingly assembled during the long years of peace, they could not be quickly copied without a precipitous drop in quality.The British formations that followed those of the original Expeditionary Force to the Western Front thus lacked one or more of the latter's great advantages. The four infantry divisions improvised from spare regular units had men that were every bit as good as those of the original Expeditionary Force. Unfortunately, their equipment left much to be desired. The Territorial Force divisions enjoyed

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Author

Bruce I. Gudmundsson

Publisher

Osprey Publishing Ltd

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781841769028

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Western, Military History