Category: History - Modern (1750+)
When we remember that the motor vehicle as we know it to-day is the result of a development not more than a quarter of a century old, its enormous influence upon the character of modern warfare must indeed be regarded as remarkable. Especially is this so in view of the fact th...
When we remember that the motor vehicle as we know it to-day is the result of a development not more than a quarter of a century old, its enormous influence upon the character o...
2. CHAPTER IIAlthough we, in Great Britain, have developed the industrial motor vehicle almost entirely with a view to the improvement of communications in time of peace, various circumstanc...
3. CHAPTER IIIEarly Tests of Steam Lorries--Lord Kitchener’s Views on Motors in the South African War--British W. D. Tractor Trials--The Carriage of Troops by Car--The Army Manoeuvres of 1912...
4. CHAPTER IVAlthough mechanical transport was employed during the South African war, the experiences then gained must not be applied with too much rigidity to the conditions of the conflict...
5. CHAPTER VConsiderations of Design of Emergency Ambulances--Points to be borne in Mind--Some Examples of Practical Designs now in Service--The Work of Motor Ambulances at the Front--Scour...
6. CHAPTER VIThe system of maintaining ammunition supplies for troops in the field is very similar to that already described in connection with the supply of food. Stocks of ammunition are k...
7. CHAPTER VIIWhile everyone was aware that the heavy motor would play a very important part in the great war in connection with the transport of supplies and artillery, and that touring cars...
8. CHAPTER VIIIHaving decided definitely that a complete system of motor transport must be employed primarily in order to secure greater efficiency and freedom of movement of troops in the fie...
9. CHAPTER IXIn considering how far any form of subsidy scheme has been, or could be, truly successful, we have to take into account first of all the national and local conditions governing...
10. CHAPTER XIn view of the peculiarly advantageous circumstances detailed in the previous chapter, the British subsidy scheme is from the pecuniary point of view less imposing, and from the...
11. CHAPTER XIThe French subvention scheme, for reasons already explained, has to be more comprehensive in its financial clauses than that in force in Great Britain. Without going into detail...
12. CHAPTER XIIA noteworthy feature in connection with the mobilisation of the British Army on the outbreak of war was the energy with which the great motoring organisations took up the duties...