The Redcaps : a history of the royal military police and its antecedents from the Middle Ages to the Gulf War

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The Redcaps : a history of the royal military police and its antecedents from the Middle Ages to the Gulf War

G.D. Sheffield

Brassey's (UK), 1994

1st English ed

  • : hardcover

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247) and index

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内容説明

The red-capped military policeman standing on traffic duty on vital crossroads has become a familiar and respected figure to the 20th-century British soldier. Although generals as diverse as Wellington and Haig can be numbered among its admirers, the role of the Royal Military Police and its antecedents is much less well-known outside the army. In this authorized history, specially commissioned by the Royal Military Police, G.D. Sheffield brings to life the often bloody history of the Redcaps and their ancestors. Provost Marshals and military policemen have served with English and British armies since the late-Middle Ages, and this book traces their story through the 17th century, the wars of Marlborough and Wellington, to the establishment of the direct forerunner of the modern RMP in the aftermath of the Crimean War. While in earlier years Provost were used to enforce discipline, in the 20th century the RMP have also acquired a vital role in traffic control on the battlefield. A major feature of this book is the section on World War I, an era which was crucial to the development of the Corps, but has been hitherto largely neglected. Provost's vital role at Dunkirk, Alamein, Normandy, Burma and on many other fronts in World War II is examined in detail. The book concludes with an analysis of the role of the RMP in post-1945 conflicts, including the Falklands War and Operation Desert Storm. This book draws upon extensive archival research and is fully documented. It also reveals much about the development of discipline in the British Army, dealing with controversial subjects such as the use of summary punishments and the bloody reputation of the Provost.

目次

  • Prologue: the most ancient military office under the Crown. Part 1 1511-1902: the emergence of the Provost Marshal, 1511-1660
  • a standing army 1660-1800
  • Wellington's army
  • Crimean War 1853-56
  • military mounted and military foot police 1855-1914
  • Boer War 1899-1902. Part 2 World War I 1914-18
  • Mons to Neuve Chapelle 1914-15
  • second Ypres and Loos 1915
  • battles of attrition 1916-17
  • retreat and victory - the Western Front 1918
  • behind the lines 1914-18
  • the Great War - the Home Front
  • the Great War - secondary theatres. Part 3 World War II 1939-1945: France, Belgium and Norway 1939-40
  • the Middle East 1940-43
  • the Italian Campaign 1943-45
  • defeat in the Far East 1941-42
  • victory in Burma 1943-45
  • the Home Front 1939-45
  • Normandy 1944
  • the battle for Germany 1944-45. Part 4 The post-war era to the Gulf War 1945-91
  • the RMP in Europe 1945-91
  • the Far East since 1945
  • retreat from Empire - the Middle East, Cyprus and Kenya
  • the Korean War
  • Northern Ireland
  • the Falklands War 1982
  • the Gulf War. Epilogue: the Adjutant General's Corps. Appendices: the RMP and close protection
  • minor stations since 1939-91
  • RMP territorial and reserve forces
  • key dates in the evolution of Royal Military Police
  • Provost Marshals.

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