Reasonable Latitude: Learning and Adaptability in British Army Despatch Riders During the Second World War
Journal: Durham e-Theses (Durham University)
Year: 2023

Communications are essential for success in war. Armies capable of reliable, sustained communications have a distinct advantage over armies who experience communications failures. This thesis uses communications as its main case study to examine the degree to which the British Army was capable of learning, innovation, and adaptability during the Second World War. Utilising the development and experience of the Royal Corps of Signals, it demonstrates that a pattern of informal and formal learning