• Ep349 – British Army before 1914 – Simon Batten

  • Feb 15 2025
  • Length: 38 mins
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Ep349 – British Army before 1914 – Simon Batten

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  • In this episode of Mentioned in Dispatches, historian Simon Batten discusses his book Futile Exercise?: The British Army’s Preparations for War 1902-1914. Simon explores the British Army's pre-war manoeuvres, training exercises and attempts to learn from past conflicts in the lead-up to the First World War. Highlighting the challenges of adapting to modern warfare, he examines whether these efforts were effective in preparing for the unprecedented realities of trench warfare. His book is published by Helion.
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