Why did British men enlist in the British army in 1914?
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Have a little read: ... Robert Haines Why did British men enlist in the British army in 1914? When Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, Europe erupted. The Austro-Hungarian Empire invaded Serbia; Russia sends troops to its borders with Austria and Hungary. Germany declares war on Russia and France and marches into Belgium and Britain declares war with Germany and her allies. Although Britain already had a well-trained professional army, it was far too small to be able to stand a chance against the huge German army that was more than three times its size. As a result of this Lord Kitchener immediately went on a recruiting campaign calling on all men aged between 19 and 30 to enlist in the British Army. There was a huge response, during August and September 1914 736,000 Britons volunteered for the army. In this essay, I will explore the reasons why the response was so successful at the start of
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