'Shooting Power': A Study of the Effectiveness of Boer and British Rifle Fire, 1899 - 1914
| dc.contributor.author | Jones, Spencer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-25T12:52:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-25T12:52:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-10-17 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Jones, S. (2014). ‘Shooting Power’: A Study of the Effectiveness of Boer and British Rifle Fire, 1899–1914. British Journal of Military History, 1 (1), pp 29-47. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2057-0422 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The effectiveness of Boer rifle fire had a significant legacy on the development of British musketry standards. This would prompt improvements in training which would allow the infantry of the BEF to cause disproportionate casualties to their German adversaries in 1914. This paper charts the success of the Boer methods and explains how the British adapted to the increase in infantry rifle fire. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | University of Wolverhampton | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | British Journal of Military History | |
| dc.relation.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2436/620805 | |
| dc.relation.url | http://bjmh.gold.ac.uk/article/view/592 | |
| dc.subject | British Army | |
| dc.subject | Boer War | |
| dc.subject | First World War | |
| dc.subject | South Africa | |
| dc.subject | Army Reform | |
| dc.title | 'Shooting Power': A Study of the Effectiveness of Boer and British Rifle Fire, 1899 - 1914 | |
| dc.type | Journal article | |
| dc.identifier.journal | British Journal of Military History | |
| dc.source.volume | 1 | |
| dc.source.issue | 1 | |
| dc.source.beginpage | 29 | |
| dc.source.endpage | 47 | |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2018-07-18T14:19:33Z | |
| html.description.abstract | The effectiveness of Boer rifle fire had a significant legacy on the development of British musketry standards. This would prompt improvements in training which would allow the infantry of the BEF to cause disproportionate casualties to their German adversaries in 1914. This paper charts the success of the Boer methods and explains how the British adapted to the increase in infantry rifle fire. |
