Encyclopaedia of The Modern British Army 3rd edition

Encyclopaedia of The Modern British Army 3rd edition, Terry Gander, 63381, Patrick Stephens Limited, Eğitim Kitapları, Kişisel Gelişim, Yabancı Dilde Kitaplar

   Introduction

    This is the third edition of this book but so much has changed in the Army in the years since 1980 when the first edition appeared that it seems to be almost a new book. Almost as soon as the first edition appeared the y went into a veritable thrash of reorganisation, much of it imposed rather than chosen, and a major campaign has been fought and won. The Army has also had to accept its share of a reduction in public spending just at a time when it needed more to reip and prepare for the future. It would be fool hardy to suggest that this period of relative uproar has ceased, for it certainly has not, but further major reorganisation seems unlikely (unless yet another for mation has to be brought back to the United Kingdom from Germany) and the bulk of the reequip enh prevents of

    The events of the past few years have meant a programme is under way. drastic rewrite of many of the sections of this book, not the least of which has been the organisational side itself. Reorganisations within the various arms and services of the Army have also resulted in some almost total rewrites, not least in the section dealing with the armoured regiments for they have undergone some significant alterations in structure and size since the first edition was finished. So this third edition presents itself as a substantial change from the original edition.

     Looking back at the introduction to the first edition some remarks made then are still apposite. The Army still seems to suffer from a generally bad 'Press' despite all its efforts to change matters, and many still see the Army as at best a huge national joke or at worst an necessary expense. Much of this still stems from a general lack of realisation of exactly what role the Army has to play in the life of the nation. It is no longer a refuge for those who could not fit into normal civilian life, nor is it a refuge for authoritarian maniacs who love to order people around. Anyone who has had even the most fleeting dealings with the modern Army will have learned this but there are still whole sectors of the population who go out of their way to misunderstand almost every aspect of the Army's methods, role and costs. In some small this book sets out to explain some of these factors, but it seems to be an uphill struggle for the truth is that the Army is only appreciated when it has failed in its ultimate duty, and that is to persuade an enemy that there is no point in becoming actively aggressive.

    The Army today spends a great deal of time and resources trying to inform the nation as to its activities. However, mention was made in the first edition of this book of the legacy of the old Army, and that legacy is with us still. Reinforced by the memories of National Service, the Army is still seen in terms of what it was years ago, and needless to say noone remembers the positive aspects of those days. The modern Army is now vastly different. It has a much more enlightened outlook on all aspects of life from the utilisation of modern technology to attempting to present its case. One aspect of its structure has still not changed, though, and shows no sign of doing so, and that is the retention of many old traditions and especially the regimental system

    The regimental system of the Army-in which the members of any regiment or corps look upon them selves as one form of 'tribal family' into which no intrusion is allowed-is with us still. It has tremen ous strengths in forming internal alliance levels but it does not allow for a great deal of opera tional flexibility on the battlefield. Many other armies now use a more flexible system of cross-posting and cross-training which allows ad hoc formations to be assembled and used at short notice in action, but the British have repeatedly reiected any such system and ing instead to their time-honoured regiments. It is ery true that many other armies envy the 'tribal' affiliations of the British Army and attempt to pro e their own equivalents. Perhaps, therefore, it cannot be all bad but, even so, the regimental system till looking rather dated, Only a revolution will Cl also duc change it, though. The second edition of this book made much menon of the numbers factor. 

Terry Garder

Billingshurst, 1986

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