Kitcheners Army Book

Acknowledgements     vi
Abbreviations     ix
Illustrations     xi
Introduction     xiii
Prologue     1
The recruiting campaign     29
Kitchener and the call to arms     31
The recruiting boom: August-September 1914     49
The Pals Battalions     79
Recruiting in decline, October 1914-May 1915     104
The coming of conscription     138
Enlistment, equipment and training     163
Taking the King's shilling: experiences of enlistment     165
Adjusting to life in the Army     191
Officers and NCOS     212
Training camps and billets     231
Uniforms and equipment     256
Arms and ammunition     278
Preparing for the Front     296
Conclusion     321
Sources and bibliography     327
General index     344
Index of units     354