{"product_id":"the-imperial-army-project-britain-and-the-land-forces-of-the-dominions-and-india-1902-1945-paperback","title":"The Imperial Army Project: Britain and the Land Forces of the Dominions and India, 1902-1945 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas E. Delaney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did British authorities manage to secure the commitment of large dominion and Indian armies that could plan, fight, shoot, communicate, and sustain themselves, in concert with the British Army and with each other, during the era of the two world wars? What did the British want from the dominion and Indian armies and how did they go about trying to get it? Douglas E Delaney seeks to answer these questions to understand whether the imperial army project was successful. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnswering these questions requires a long-term perspective -- one that begins with efforts to fix the armies of the British Empire in the aftermath of their desultory performance in South Africa (1899-1903) and follows through to the high point of imperial military cooperation during the Second World War. Based on multi-archival research conducted in six different countries, on four continents, Delaney argues that the military compatibility of the British Empire armies was the product of a deliberate and enduring imperial army project, one that aimed at standardizing and piecing together the armies of the empire, while, at the same time, accommodating the burgeoning autonomy of the dominions and even India. At its core, this book is really about how a military coalition worked.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDouglas E. Delaney, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of History, Royal Military College of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDouglas E. Delaney holds the Canada Research Chair in War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Soldiers' General: Bert Hoffmeister at War\u003c\/em\u003e (2005), which won the 2007 C.P. Stacey Prize for Canadian Military History, and \u003cem\u003eCorps Commanders: Five British and Canadian Generals at War, 1939-1945\u003c\/em\u003e (2011). He is also co-editor of \u003cem\u003eCapturing Hill 70: Canada's Forgotten Battle of the First World War\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) and \u003cem\u003eTurning Point 1917: The British Empire at War\u003c\/em\u003e (2017). Professor Delaney is a retired lieutenant-colonel who served with the First and Third Battalions, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and the Canadian Airborne Regiment.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377340670259,"sku":"9780198845805","price":85.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2umQSzpNq_9780198845805.webp?v=1779321034","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-imperial-army-project-britain-and-the-land-forces-of-the-dominions-and-india-1902-1945-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}