Abstract: The British Army had been the least favored military service in Great Britain. After the First World War, the British government implemented the Ten Year Rule which greatly restricted the size and development of the Army that functioned as the Imperial Police. However, the arms expansion of Nazi Germany compelled the British government to recognize the necessity to dispatch the army expeditionary forces to the European continent in order to maintain the balance of power in the Continent. The rearmament of the military forces, including the Army, became imperative. After some difficult choices, the British government finally had to assume the Continental Commitment, though it was more reluctant than ever before.

Published on Military History Research, Issue 1, 2019.