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Cover

Title Page

Foreword

Introduction

I. Politics and Position

1: Chuck Him Out, the Brute

2: King’s Army

3: Parliament’s Army

4: Brass and Tapes

5: To Observe and Obey

6: Weekend Warriors

II. Gallant Gentlemen and Officers

7: A National Army: 1660–1914

8: Temporary Gentlemen: 1914–45

9: Sandhurst: Serve to Lead

10: Church Militant

III. Recruiting a National Army

11: Soldier Boys

12: The King’s Shilling

13: Pressed into Service

14: All Pals Together

15: Foreign Friends

16: Women Soldiers

IV. Tribes And Totems

17: The Regimental Line

18: Imponderable Entities

19: The Regiments Depart

20: Tribal Markings

21: Full of Strange Oaths, and Bearded Like the Pard

22: Tunes of Glory

V. Habits and Habitat

23: The Rambling Soldier

24: Barrack-Room Blues

25: Bullies and Beast-Masters

26: Oh! What a Time Those Officers Have

27: The Sergeants’ Mess Dinner is Worth Putting Down

28: Campaigners Straight and Gay

29: Officers’ Wives Get Puddings and Pies

Afterword

Picture Section

Acknowledgements

Endnotes

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