Manpower and the armies of the British Empire in the two world wars

Author(s)

• Delaney, Douglas E. (Douglas Edward)
• Frost, Mark (Mark Richard)
• Brown, Andrew L. (Andrew Lawrence)

Bibliographic Information

Manpower and the armies of the British Empire in the two world wars

edited by Douglas E. Delaney, Mark Frost, and Andrew L. Brown

Cornell University Press, 2021

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-281) and index

Summary: "Examines how the British Empire and Commonwealth mobilized manpower for the armed services, agriculture, and industry during the two world wars and how they cared for veterans, both able-bodied and disabled, when the fighting was over"-- Provided by publisher

Contents of Works

• The Government that could not say no and Australia's military effort, 1914-1918 / Jean Bou
• Irish identities in the British army during the First World War / Richard S. Grayson
• Conserving British manpower during and after the First World War / Jessica Meyer
• The Canadian Garrison Artillery goes to war, 1914-1918 / Roger Sarty
• "Returning home to fight": Bristolians in the dominion armies, 1914-1918 / Kent Fedorowich and Charles Booth
• Martial race rheory and recruitment in the Indian army during two world wars / Kaushik Roy
• Manpower, training and the battlefield leadership of British army officers in the era of the two world wars / Gary Sheffield
• Legitimacy, consent, and the mobilization of the British and commonwealth armies during the Second World War / Jonathan Fennell
• "Enemy aliens" and the formation of Australia's 8th employment company / Paul R. Bartrop
• The body and becoming a soldier in Britain during the Second World War / Emma Newlands
• Canada and the mobilization of manpower during the Second World War / Daniel Byers
• South African manpower and the Second World War / Ian van der Waag
• Manpower mobilization and rehabilitation in New Zealand's Second World War / Ian McGibbon
• Caring for British commonwealth soldiers in the aftermath of the Second World War / Meghan Fitzpatrick

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the first and only examination of how the British Empire and Commonwealth sustained its soldiers before, during, and after both world wars, a cast of leading military historians explores how the empire mobilized manpower to recruit workers, care for veterans, and transform factory workers and farmers into riflemen. Raising armies is more than counting people, putting them in uniform, and assigning them to formations. It demands efficient measures for recruitment, registration, and assignment. It requires processes for transforming common people into soldiers and then producing officers, staffs, and commanders to lead them. It necessitates balancing the needs of the armed services with industry and agriculture. And, often overlooked but illuminated incisively here, raising armies relies on medical services for mending wounded soldiers and programs and pensions to look after them when demobilized. Manpower and the Armies of the British Empire in the Two World Wars is a transnational look at how the empire did not always get these things right. But through trial, error, analysis, and introspection, it levied the large armies needed to prosecute both wars. Contributors Paul R. Bartrop, Charles Booth, Jean Bou, Daniel Byers, Kent Fedorowich, Jonathan Fennell, Meghan Fitzpatrick, Richard S. Grayson, Ian McGibbon, Jessica Meyer, Emma Newlands, Kaushik Roy, Roger Sarty, Gary Sheffield, Ian van der Waag

Table of Contents

Introduction: Britain and the Military Manpower Problems of the Empire, 1900–1945, by Douglas E. Delaney and Mark Frost 1. The Government That Could Not Say No and Australia's Military Effort, 1914–1918, by Jean Bou 2. Irish Identities in the British Army during the First World War, by Richard S. Grayson 3. Conserving British Manpower during and after the First World War, by Jessica Meyer 4. The Canadian Garrison Artillery Goes to War, 1914–1918, by Roger Sarty 5. "Returning Home to Fight": Bristolians in the Dominion Armies, 1914–1918, by Kent Fedorowich and Charles Booth 6. Martial Race Theory and Recruitment in the Indian Army during Two World Wars, by Kaushik Roy 7. Manpower, Training, and the Battlefield Leadership of British Army Officers in the Era of the Two World Wars, by Gary Sheffield 8. Legitimacy, Consent, and the Mobilization of the British and Commonwealth Armies during the Second World War, by Jonathan Fennell 9. "Enemy Aliens" and the Formation of Australia's 8th Employment Company, by Paul R. Bartrop 10. The Body and Becoming a Soldier in Britain during the Second World War, by Emma Newlands 11. Canada and the Mobilization of Manpower during the Second World War, by Daniel Byers 12. South African Manpower and the Second World War, by Ian van der Waag 13. Manpower Mobilization, and Rehabilitation in New Zealand's Second World War, by Ian McGibbon 14. Caring for British Commonwealth Soldiers in the Aftermath of the Second World War, by Meghan Fitzpatrick Conclusion: The Many Dimensions of Mobilizing Military Manpower, by Douglas E. Delaney and Andrew L. Brown

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• NCID: BC02414975
• ISBN:
  • 9781501755842
• LCCN: 2020039600
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Ithaca, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 298 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : UA668
  • DC23 : 940.4/1241
  • DC23 : 940.41241
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918
  • LCSH : Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
  • LCSH : World War, 1914-1918 -- Manpower -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : World War, 1939-1945 -- Manpower -- Great Britain
  • LCSH : Commonwealth countries -- Armed Forces -- History -- 20th century