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The 48th (South Midland) Division 1908-1919 (Hardcover)
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The 48th (South Midland) Division 1908-1919 (Hardcover)
Series: Wolverhampton Series
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On the outbreak of war, the South Midland was the second strongest
division in the Territorial Force (TF); by October 1914, it was
considered to be the second most efficient of the TF's fourteen 1st
Line formations. Like other TF divisions, its pre-war officers and
other ranks came from a variety of urban and rural backgrounds,
trades and professions, but in contrast to the Kitchener
formations, all of its units had a history and tradition dating
back to the mid-19th century at least. It became the third TF
division to be despatched to the Western Front and, having spent 30
months in France and Belgium, it deployed to Italy as one of the
British formations tasked to support the Italian Army. In the same
way as the majority of British divisions, 48th (South Midland)
Division was not an especially spectacular formation, with no
particular or outstanding success to its name. It did suffer the
indignity of having its commander sacked, but on the whole, it
earned a reputation as a good, solid, reliable formation. This
volume explains the division's pre-war difficulties in trying to
raise, equip and train efficient units; it also assesses those
units' successes and failures in their major engagements. It
examines the extent to which the TF ethos and the division's local
character were maintained during the course of the war and how well
its various constituent units adapted to the tactical and
operational evolution apparent within the British Army. The key
elements of command and leadership - and what in modern conceptual
doctrine is known as 'fighting power' - are analysed across the
component units, with considerable attention also being paid to the
essential roles played by the supporting arms. The book offers a
comprehensive study of the character and activities of a reasonably
typical TF division, but also of a formation which although
competent and efficient, received few of the plaudits enjoyed by
many of its fellow 'Saturday afternoon soldiers'.
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