{"product_id":"who-will-they-put-in-uniform-9781918396263","title":"WHO WILL THEY PUT IN UNIFORM?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf Britain faced a serious national crisis tomorrow, who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewould defend it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain’s Armed Forces are preparing for a world the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernment itself describes as increasingly dangerous and unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarfighting readiness is being strengthened, the Reserves are under renewed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escrutiny, and plans are being developed for a new Home Defence force to protect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe infrastructure on which the country depends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut behind the strategies, spending commitments and military\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etechnology lies a question that cannot be answered with money alone:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere will the people come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho Will They Put in Uniform? investigates Britain’s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emilitary manpower challenge, the proposed Reserve-style Home Defence force and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe difficult questions surrounding citizenship, residency, allegiance and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esecurity. It examines how other Western nations have widened military recruitment,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat powers already exist within British law, and what could happen if\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evoluntary recruitment were ever no longer enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a prediction of imminent conscription, nor a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclaim that Britain is secretly recruiting migrants into a new army. It is an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvestigation into the decisions that may confront the country if a future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrisis demands more people than Britain can provide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause defence policy is abstract—until somebody has to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf those already in uniform are not enough, who will they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eput in uniform?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Jim Ferguson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePolitics \u0026amp; government, Human rights, Civil rights \u0026amp; citizenship, Defence strategy, planning \u0026amp; research\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 10 Sep 2026 by Fisher King Publishing.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jim Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57322231791994,"sku":"9781918396263","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781918396263.jpg?v=1790686568","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/who-will-they-put-in-uniform-9781918396263","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}