{"product_id":"9781472837943-quick-training-for-war","title":"Quick Training for War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten by Robert Baden-Powell, this little volume offers a unique insight into perceptions of how to wage war in 1914.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this fascinating little book, Robert Baden-Powell uses his extensive military experience and memories of service in Africa to distill soldiering down to 'the four C-s': Courage, Common sense, Cunning and Cheerfulness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith observations gleaned from his campaigns against the Zulus, the Ashanti and the Boers during the period 1876–1910 (and even from conversations with the German Kaiser), B-P discusses all aspects of military service from digging trenches and earth-works to 'inculcating cheerfulness in your men'. This period document gives a unique insight into the mindset of the British officer in 1914; advocating a training system that encapsulated Edwardian values, conventional military thinking and centuries of army tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuick Training For War\u003c\/i\u003e is a perfect example of the type of war the British expected to fight and which they prepared for in 1914, and it became a standard survival guide for many British troops. Personable in tone, this is the well-intentioned, no-nonsense advice of a seasoned campaigner - albeit an officer more accustomed to scouting on the South African veldt than struggling through Somme mud.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944622436449,"sku":"9781472837943","price":9.11,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36016265_cfc1ac22-da0c-4972-a121-73679226db3f.jpg?v=1757558153","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472837943-quick-training-for-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}