The British Officer by Anthony Clayton
From the Civil Wars to the Second World War, the British army proved to be the most successful and effective throughout the world. This is an original and chronological insight into the full history and role of the regimental British officer. Clayton describes how evolving national history, developments in battlefield technology, and changing concepts in leadership theory and practice all contributed to the changing attitudes and triangular relationship of the officer, soldier and the nation which pays. The British Officer further explores the world of the professional' officers engineers, intelligence, doctors, veterinary surgeons, chaplains, transport and logistics, and looks at how these were all critical support to the battle. The personal memoirs and biographies, and autobiographies of officers concerning their regimental service years and record, shed light onto who these officers were, where they came from and what motivated them to join the British army. This is an original, compelling and personal account of British Officers."Anthony Clayton's book The British Officer: A History of the Regimental Officers of the British Army is fascinating and an informative history of the Regimental system and the British Officers who made it work. They did not always reflect the society they sprang from, but the British Army today enjoys the high reputation it does because of their contribution throughout the Army's history. Anybody who wants to understand why the British Army is what it is today should read this book." General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE "This is a very interesting book that tackles in an informed and cogent fashion one of the key elements in fighting quality, and throws much light on the organisational culture of the British army." Professor Jeremy Black, Exeter.
"A highly readable, informative volume, underlining that the physical conditions in which officers have to make life or death decisions may be very severe, and not fully understood by political leaders raised int eh age of Health and Safety Executive" "Colonel (Retired) Tom Moncur" "[an] engaging study... provides a considerable amount of detail" - Military Illustrated, August 2006 "Anthony Clayton's book "The" "British Officer: A History of the Regimental Officers of the British Army" is fascinating and an informative history of the Regimental system and the British Officers who made it work...Anybody who wants to understand why the British Army is what it is today should read this book." "General the Lord Guthrie of Craigiebank GCB LVO OBE" "This is a very interesting book that tackles in an informed and cogent fashion one of the key elements in fighting quality, and throws much light on the organisational culture of the British army." "Professor Jeremy Black, Exeter." "This is precisely the kind of book that I like to see ... accessible, well-written, and relevant to the British Forces of today." "Rear Admiral Richard Cobbold, Director, Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies" anyone with the slightest interest in the British Army especially Sandhurst cadets and up and coming NCO's should not be without a copy, as it makes fascinating reading - Michael D Booker
Anthony Clayton was a senior lecturer at R.M.A Sandhurst. He has had a long standing interest in military history; he has been a Lieutenant Colonel in the territorial Army, he received the Chevalier Dans l'ordre des Palms Academiques (French Decoration). He has also published widely on many aspects of military history and his books include 'The British Empire as a Superpower 1919-1939 (1986)Paths of Glory: The French Army, 1914-1918 (2005), The wave of French Decolonization, Warfare in Africa since 1950, France, Soldiers and Africa and Three Marshals of France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780582894099 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582894093 |
| Title | The British Officer |
| Author | Anthony Clayton |
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| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pearson Education Limited |
| Year published | 2005-12-22 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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