Table of Contents
List of Illustrations vi
List of Maps viii
List of Tables ix
Abbreviations xii
Dedication xv
Foreword xvi
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction 21
1 Planning, Preparation and First Contact 27
2 1915: The Realities of War 57
3 1916: The Coming of Compulsion 90
4 1916: Into the Melting Pot 119
5 The 'Man Question' 149
6 Attrition on the Western Front 181
7 Manpower Crisis 212
8 The German Offensives of 1918 227
9 The 100 Days: Just Enough 253
Conclusions 294
Appendix I Home Commands 301
Appendix II Military Recruiting Areas for Western Command Infantry Regiments. 303
Appendix III Marcher Reserve Battalions (Regular Army) 305
Appendix IV Classification by Medical Categories. 307
Appendix V Military Service Acts 1916 - 1918 311
Appendix VI Infantry Recruiting, Training and Reinforcement Units at Home and in France 314
Appendix VII Infantry Base Depots (IBD) in France 319
Appendix VIII Changes to Military Recruiting under Ministry of National Service. 322
Appendix IX Re-organizations/Movements and Arrivals of Marcher Battalions on the Western Front during 1918 325
Bibliography 330
Index 340