G. D. Sheffield is with the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

• Foreword by Peter Simkins Preface Abbreviations Introduction Officer-man Relations and Discipline in the Regular Army, 1902-14 The Prewar Army: The Auxiliary Forces and Debates on Discipline The British Officer Corps, 1914-1918 British Military Leadership 1914-18: Influences and Training Officer-man Relations: the Disciplinary and Social Context Officer-man Relations: The Officer's Perspective Officer-man Relations: The Other Rank's Perspective Officer-man Relations, Morale and Discipline Comparisons Conclusion Appendix 1: The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Appendix 2: British Army Conscripts Appendix 3: Discipline and Continuity in Small Units Appendix 4: Published Guides to Officership Sources and Select Bibliography Index

"...Sheffield's study is impressive for its scholarship, and always presented with verve and interest" - Albion, Tim Travers "Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it." - Journal of Military History