Arming the Western Front

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The road to war: the Edwardian economy, military preparedness and war planning -- 3 The pre-war procurement system: the War Office, the Admiralty and the private armaments producers -- 4 Business as usual and the challenges of war -- 5 The rise of the engineer's war and the origins of the Ministry of Munitions -- 6 The Ministry of Munitions and industrial warfare -- 7 Producing for the industrial battlefield: the Ministry of Munitions and the Somme.