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1. Big Wars and Small Wars

   The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century

   Edited by Hew Strachan

   Series: Military History and Policy

   This is a fascinating new insight into the British army and its evolution through both large and small scale conflicts. To prepare for future wars, armies derive lessons from past wars. However, some armies are defeated because they learnt the wrong lessons, fighting new conflicts in ways...

   Published January 29th 2009 by Routledge
2. The British Army, Manpower and Society into the Twenty-first Century

   Edited by Hew Strachan

   These essays set the relationship between the Army and society in the context of the 20th century as a whole. They then consider the key areas of current controversy - the pressure on the Army caused by changes in society, the Army's "right to be different", race, homosexuality and gender....

   Published November 28th 1999 by Routledge
3. European Armies and the Conduct of War

   By Hew Strachan

   Discussing the key issues of modern warfare, Hew Strachan’s work examines the theory and practice of land warfare in Europe since 1700. Looking at warfare in the context of social and political change, Dr. Strachan interprets his subject matter as widely as possible, and European Armies and the...

   Published September 14th 1983 by Routledge