The Plans of War: The General Staff and British Military Strategy c. 1900-1916

by John Gooch

This book's contribution to the discussion on the origin's of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of the General Staff, Britain's agency for strategic planning, and goes on to give an account of its role in devising strategy. Problems are examined as they arose at grass-roots level in the War Office...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138933856
• ISBN13: 9781138933859
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"