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Razhev A. V. The Land Forces of Great Britain in the Middle of the 1930s: Problems of Modernization. Izvestiya of Saratov University. History. International Relations, 2019, vol. 19, iss. 1, pp. 64-68. DOI: 10.18500/1819-4907-2019-19-1-64-68

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94(410)”1910/1936”
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10.18500/1819-4907-2019-19-1-64-68

The Land Forces of Great Britain in the Middle of the 1930s: Problems of Modernization

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Razhev Aleksandr V., Chelyabinsk State University
Abstract: 

Traditional views on the role of the army and difficult situation in the country in the 1920s and early 1930s largely contributed to stagnation of the British army. As a result, land forces did not meet the requirements of modern warfare. In response to changes in the European context, the Army General Staff developed a plan for “limited modernization,” but military issues remained in the shadow of Air Force and Navy. With the growth of military alarm by the mid- 1930s it became obvious that not just increasing military spending, but bringing the land army according to the scale of the European threat of war is essential.

Key words: 
Britain
British Army
Imperial Defence Committee
the inter-war period
re-equipment
modernization
causes of the Second World War
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