The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918

Section A Source 1 (source written for this paper; the author is fictional but typical of the period): from a letter by an army surgeon at Scutari to his sister, December 1854. 'Men arrive from the Crimea in such numbers that we lay them in the corridors. There is no linen, the drains are choked and the stores sit in Constantinople for want of a requisition signed in triplicate.' Assess the value of the source for revealing the problems faced by the British army during the Crimean War. Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

Section B How far did the Cardwell reforms transform the British army in the years 1868–74?

Section C How far was the role of the press the most significant influence on public attitudes to war in the period c1790–1918?