The British Army Of The Rhine After The First World War
by Michael Foley /
2017 / English / EPUB
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When the First World War ended British troops crossed the Rhine
into Germany and entered a country torn by violence and unrest
where revolution threatened and civil war seemed more likely every
day. There was also a threat of the war resuming if Germany refused
to accept allied terms. The British forces were plunged into the
turmoil of a defeated country and had to face not only the
political unrest but the German public who they expected to be in a
hostile mood as they faced the victorious British and allied forces
taking over their country. The British troops not only faced this
difficult situation but were disillusioned with their continued
service. The majority of them had expected to be demobbed as soon
as the war was won. This then was the situation they found
themselves in, looking forward to going home and instead forced
into a hostile country where the war may break out again at any
time. This book looks at how the British troops coped with their
situation. How they became the most popular members of the
occupation force and how Britain and the world faced the growth of
German unrest that led to the Second World War.
When the First World War ended British troops crossed the Rhine
into Germany and entered a country torn by violence and unrest
where revolution threatened and civil war seemed more likely every
day. There was also a threat of the war resuming if Germany refused
to accept allied terms. The British forces were plunged into the
turmoil of a defeated country and had to face not only the
political unrest but the German public who they expected to be in a
hostile mood as they faced the victorious British and allied forces
taking over their country. The British troops not only faced this
difficult situation but were disillusioned with their continued
service. The majority of them had expected to be demobbed as soon
as the war was won. This then was the situation they found
themselves in, looking forward to going home and instead forced
into a hostile country where the war may break out again at any
time. This book looks at how the British troops coped with their
situation. How they became the most popular members of the
occupation force and how Britain and the world faced the growth of
German unrest that led to the Second World War.