There was, however, a certain degree of contempt for the several hundred US Army prisoners, many of whom appeared to adopt a dog-eat-dog attitude rather than close ranks in order to survive. ‘The American soldiers seemed to see the way out of the experience as individuals’, Condron ...
In Victorian era, British army officers were exclusively from aristocracy. Purchase of commission meant that only affluent could afford an officer commission. Commoners were only to serve in the ranks and hope to become Sergeant as the ultimate professional ceiling. If a British aristocrat officer ...
field surrounded by a yellow leaf. on appointment, a field marshal receives a gold-tipped baton that he must carry with him on formal occasions. royal navy ranks meanwhile, despite the fact that they were both formed in 1660, the royaln navy's...
One was that impressment as a means of replenishing the ranks was no longer acceptable to the public or Parliament. This meant that the navy had to become an allvolunteer force which in turn meant that living and working conditions aboard ship had to improve and facilities had to be ...
In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force, the British Army does not include Royal in its title because, after a historic struggle between Parliament and monarchy, the British Army has always been answerable to Parliament and the British people rather than the Monarch.[...
With the police, army and navy suffering thousands of desertions, military ranks were refiled with ex-servicemen, most notably former Black and Tans and former members of the Auxiliary division. Many of these became notorious for their ill-discipline and drunkenness, as well as their ruthless ...
In response to the commandos’ continued raids along the French coast, on October 18, 1942, Hitler dispatched a top secret order to German commanders in western Europe and North Africa. He stated that the “brutal and treacherous” commandos had been “partially recruited from the ranks of free...
The British economy still ranks about 6th in the world in terms of size, and with London as the world's largest banking centre, it retains considerable influence on the international economy. 英国当代外交政策深受帝国历史和地缘政治特征的影响。
At Morval, we were segregated into ordinary soldiers (‘other ranks’) and potential officer cadets (O.R.1s) who, as their title suggests, were to be given the opportunity of climbing the greasy pole of promotion. At the end of our basic sapper training, we were posted for a few weeks...
your lot make him out to be. Domineering like some tyrant. it’s quite the opposite he’s so easy to manipulate it isn’t funny, I practically handled the demotion of an officer 4 ranks ahead of me through Bruno. How the hell do you think the Alliance Navy keep such a leash on ...