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Synopsis
Fuller thought of the British Army as a corporation rather than a mere assemblage, and throughout his memoir, which covered the years 1898 through 1933 he recalls how his portion of that Army developed from what was in essence a police force without a textbook to a truly useful fighting organization. Along the way he happens upon the Boer War and World War I, and he is careful to show how each shaped the British Army as officers and men took lessons learned to heart. Fuller does not spare himself in explaining how people made mistakes because the idea of applying the corporate model to soldiering was untested, but he asserts the British Army made steady advances in organization and technology throughout his 35-year career. Fuller was a witty, self-effacing and elegant writer, making this an accessible account of a life long gone by. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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- PublisherScholar's Bookshelf
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1601050240
- ISBN 13 9781601050243
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages246
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THE ARMY IN MY TIME
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Scholar's Bookshelf, Cranbury, NJ, 2005
ISBN 10: 1601050240
ISBN 13: 9781601050243
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Seller: Gordian Booksellers, STATEN ISLAND, NY, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. Fuller's reminiscences of his military career from 1898 to 1933, with special perspectives on the Boer War and WWI, and with material on what the British Army was like before his time and a highly critical and important view of what he thought it should be in the future, thoughts he could express after he was no longer a serving officer. Reprint of the London: 1935 edition. 246 pages. Seller Inventory # 12072
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