Special trust and confidence: the making of an officer
- London: Cass, 1991
- 268p.
To explain how regular officers for the contemporary British army, royal navy, royal air force, and royal marines are recruited, selected, educated and trained for membership of the British military profession. The book not only examines how the modern military officer is created, socialisedand prepared for operational and peacetime service. It addresses the enduring dilemmas of what quality of military officer is needed to meet the challenges which modern military services poses.