The British army, manpower, and society into the twenty-first century

These essays set the relationship between the Army and society in the context of the 20th century as a whole. They then consider the key areas of current controversy - the pressure on the Army caused by changes in society, the Army's "right to be different", race, homosexuality and gender. Foreword / Michael Rose -- Introduction / Hew Strachan -- Liberalism And Conscription 1789-1919 / Hew Strachan -- The British Army As A Social Institution 1939-45 / Jeremy A. Crang -- A Rejected Strategy : The Army And National Service 1946-60 / S.j. Ball -- Recruiting The Professional Army, 1960-90 / John Baynes -- The Army And Modern Society / Antony Beevor -- Officer Recruitment : The Decline In Social Eliteness In The Senior Ranks Of The British Army / Reggie Von Zugbach De Sugg And Mohammed Ishaq -- Transforming Wives Into Spouses : Changing Army Attitudes / Christopher Jessup -- Women In The Army / Peter Bracken -- The British Army And Homosexuality / Stephen Deakin -- Race Relations In The Army / Stuart Crawford -- Desegregation And Affirmative Action In The United States Armed Forces : A Comparative Model For British Reform? / Benjamin Foss -- On 'the Need To Be Different' : Recent Trends In Military Culture / Christopher Dandeker -- Fit To Fight : The Conceptual Component -- An Approach To Military Doctrine For The Twenty-first Century / Sebastian Roberts -- The Moral Component / Iain Torrance -- People Not Personnel : The Human Dimension Of Fighting Power / Alan Hawley -- A Model For The Analysis Of Fighting Spirit In The British Army / Charles Kirke -- Fighting Spirit : Has It A Future? / Patrick Mileham. Edited By Hew Strachan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "The essays in this volume set the relationship between the British Army and society in the context of the twentieth century as a whole. The contributors note how the past has helped shape attitudes prevalent in the Army. They then go on to consider the key areas of current controversy - the pressure on the Army caused by changes in society, the Army's 'right to be different', race, homosexuality and gender. An illustrative example from the United States provides a comparative case study. Finally, the volume considers the possible impact of social change on the fighting effectiveness of the Army." "This volume contains essays by an array of distinguished contributors drawn from both academe and the military profession itself and will be of interest to military historians, practitioners and the general reader."--BOOK JACKET The essays in this volume set the relationship between the Army and society in the context of the 20th century as a whole.