Military Model Scene

Title: The Modern British Army Vol 1
Author: Richard A. Rinaldi
Publisher: Helion & Co
ISBN: 978-1-804515-85-3

The Path to Future Soldier, 2010s and Beyond, volume 1 on the Modern British Army as well as being No 44 in the Europe @ War series from Helion and Co. A 74-page soft-cover book in the usual style for this series, with the centre section having a selection of colour profile artworks.
This first volume does a good job of trying to keep track of a succession of changes to the British Armed Forces, and the British Army in particular. Over the years, and seemingly ever more so since the end of the Cold War, successive British Governments have worked to reduce the costs of maintaining our military, with reduced numbers of soldiers and equipment. It was the so-called 'Peace Dividend'. Since the early 1990s though, we have faced other issues and had to find ways of dealing with them. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine it appears we are facing an aggressive Russia once again, so lots of question have been reopened. What the author has done in here is bring together the various programmes that have been initiated, from Army 2020 through to the most recent 'Future Soldier'. After the scene setting of the Introduction, the book is spread across 10 sections, which include those on Command, Royal Marines & Royal Navy, Joint Helicopter Command, RAF Regiment & RAF Force Protection, Overseas Deployments, Training Establishments and more.
It lists current major components of the organisation of the British Army today, with their makeup, home base(s), equipment and so on. In addition to the colour profiles in the centre section, the rest of the book is well illustrated with some excellent colour photos of modern equipment, many supplied by the Ministry of Defence, illustrating our current equipment. There have been question marks surround a number of major equipment programmes in recent years, and these are considered, as there is a need to replace/update some older equipment, and bring them up to the latest standards to face the latest types of threat. certainly an interesting read for anyone interested in the modern British Army. I look forward to discovering what future volumes will hold.
Thanks to Helion & Co for the review copy.

Robin