Directing Operations: British Corps Command on the Western Front 1914-18

by Andy Simpson

Book Overview

Directing Operations has been described by Gary Sheffield as "undoubtedly one of the most significant books on the British Army during the First World War to appear in recent years". Based on comprehensive research in primary sources, it is the first work to examine the role of British corps command in the BEF on the Western Front in World War One. It demonstrates the importance of prewar thinking in the BEF's conduct of operations, tied in with extensive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912390671
• ISBN13: 9781912390670
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"