Leading the army from 1660 to the present

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An Army officer must lead men into frightening and dangerous situations and sometimes make them do things that they never thought they could do. This book recounts how British officers have led their men, and commanded their respect, from the days of Marlborough to the Second Iraq war of 2003. 1. Introduction -- The History of a Profession 2. The Officer in the Restoration Army 3. The Officer in the Armies of the Later Stuarts 4. The Officers of the Georgian Army to 1793 5. The Officer in the Era of Wellington 6. The Officer from Waterloo to the Crimea 7. Crimea and the Indian Mutiny 8. The Victorian Army Officer 9. The Edwardian Army Officer 10. The Regular Officer 1914-1918 11. The Regular Officer Between The Two World Wars 12. The Officer 1940-45 13. The Officer in the First Post-War Years 14. From Aden to Belfast and Basra 15. British Officers of Imperial Regiments. 16. The Officers of the Support Services Conclusion Apendices Conclusion.