British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918: Defeat into Victory

by Simon Robbins

Book Overview

This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war involving a massive, unplanned increase in men and material.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415407788
• ISBN13: 9780415407786
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"