one imbedded source drew comparisons between the review and Germany's desperate attempts to protect military expertise when denuded of manpower and equipment after the First World War. Major General Nick Carter, the British Army's Director General, Land Warfare, is heading up the review, which wi...
Two things are well known about Powell and Pressburger’s 1943 epic about the life of an old-fashioned ex-army officer serving in the Home Guard during World War II: Churchill disliked the whole idea of it, and may have thought it was about him, and the Blimp character, over-fed and ...
There are three main branches of the UK armed forces, the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Marines. Of the 138,120 people serving in the UK’s armed forces in 2024, over half of them were in the British Army, which had 75,320 personnel. The next ...
Read Empire's The Remains Of The Day Review 90. Dracula (1958) Directed by:Terence Fisher Starring:Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling Hammer's take on the big daddy of the vampire world (assuming vampires have fathers) is sexier and gorier than any previous ada...
Appearing before a committee of MPs earlier this month, Lieutenant General Sharon Nesmith, deputy chief of the general staff, spoke about the army's plans to modernise, which were set out in 2021 as part of a body of work that was done in line with the government's inte...
A large part of the army was Muslim, much of the war effort was likely to rest on the two Muslim majority provinces of Punjab and Bengal. The following day, the Viceroy invited Jinnah for talks on an equal footing with Gandhi” (Robinson, in James & Roy (eds) Foundations of Pakistan’...
HM: Finally, could you share your perspective on the significance of DSEI 2023 as a platform for showcasing the British Army’s capabilities, innovations, and contributions to achieving an integrated force? MJCC:DSEI is a hugely significant event for us in the British Army. With an expected au...
The army is in a "dire state" and the government should reverse "swathing cuts" because its equipment has become "obsolete", the Tory chairman of the Defence Select Committee has warned.
of Scotland's military forces into a British Army as well as the military's assimilation into Scotland, arguing that it was well under way before the extensive creation of Highland regiments during the Seven Years War and afterwards... L Kevin - 《English Historical Review》 被引量: 0发表...
: book review During the first (1795-1803) and second (1806-1910) British occupation of the Cape Colony, the British Army stationed troops in that colony, the numbers varying according to the conditions that prevailed at a particular time. From 1806 t... A Wessels - 《South African ...