The Athenaeum At War, 1914-18 p.2
In 1914 unlike the Continental powers Britain did not have conscription and relied on voluntary enlistments to recruit is army which was small, 975,000 regulars, many dispersed in garrisons around the Empire, backed by an undervalued volunteer part time Territorial Force created in1908. Britain’s main strength was seen in the Royal Navy which in 1914 … Read more