ABSTRACT
The contributors here consider the multifarious aspects of the Anglo-American approach to war. All the contributors are concerned to base their work on the overall historical context. They explore the relationship between theory and practice in military operations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 2|27 pages
‘Zealous for Ann exation’
Volunteer Soldiering, Military Government, and the Service of Colonel Alexander Doniphan in the Mexican–American War
chapter 6|27 pages
‘Small Wars' and ‘Imperial Policing'
The British Army and the Theory and Practice of Colonial Warfare in the British Empire, 1919–1939
chapter 7|22 pages
Montgomery, Morale, Casualty Conservation and ‘Colossal Cracks'
21st Army Group's Operational Technique in North-West Europe, 1944–45
chapter 8|25 pages
‘Tommy is No Soldier'
The Morale of the Second British Army in Normandy, June–August 1944
