This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...for the campaign. But it must not be assumed that this number was added to the military establishment existing at the outbreak of the war, which, as has already been seen, included 251,000 Territorials. About one half of the reported enlistments comprised Territorials transferred to first-line organizations. On ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...for the campaign. But it must not be assumed that this number was added to the military establishment existing at the outbreak of the war, which, as has already been seen, included 251,000 Territorials. About one half of the reported enlistments comprised Territorials transferred to first-line organizations. On September 10, Parliament was asked to increase the authorized strength of the new establishment by five hundred thousand, a total authorization of one million men. On September 15 enlistments had amounted to 501,530 men. Thus in the first six weeks of the war half a million men were secured. The initial rush was over; England was never again to see it repeated. But it was here that the advocates of smallpeace strength and rapid voluntary expansion in war met their first rude awakening. "Magnificent," said they, "has been the spontaneous rush to service." It was. But while the volunteer system had produced, half a million men in six weeks, it could not produce in as short a time arms or clothing or shelter for them. The army was swamped with men, whom it could neither adequately care for nor train. Unfortunately, therefore, on September 11 it became necessary to place a check upon enlistments. On that day the height requirements were raised, in the hope that the number offering would be reduced. The action was ill-advised. It checked the flow of recruits, but the country assumed the step to mean that the crying need for men was past, that the war was already won. Hence, when a fortnight later vigorous recruiting efforts were again begun, the splendid rush of the first six weeks was gone. Then began the first of the frantic, fevered appeals for volunteers, whose response was to justify the ill-cherished theories of the advocates of ...
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