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The Amateur military tradition 1558-1945

01 January 1991

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The Amateur military tradition 1558-1945
libdoc March=1992

Author: Beckett, Ian FW
Publisher: Manchester University Press 1991

Keywords: Military, TAVR, History, Territorial Army

"Ian Beckett traces the history of the auxiliary forces from the
early the early evolution of a national militia through to the
more
systematic organisation of local auxiliaries and shows how the
forces
have continuously reflected and transmitted traditional attitudes
towards military participation in Britain. Focusing on the
development of such forces as the militia, yeomanry, volunteers,
territorials and home guard, the author also conveys the
continuity
in their roles and the ubiquity of their presence in local
society,
highlighting not only their military purpose, but also their
function
as tools of social control and law-keeping" (Publishers text)

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