Command and Control on the Western Front - the British Army's Experience 1914-18

Gary Sheffield & Dan Todman (Editors)

ISBN 10: 1862274207 / ISBN 13: 9781862274204

Published by Spellmount, Staplehurst Kent, 2007

About this Item

Shows a command and control system that was a good deal more flexible, robust, imaginative and effective than previous writers have allowed, and helps to explain why the British Army reached a peak of military excellence in 1918. xvi, 224pp illustrated in black and white.

Seller Inventory # 24020sG6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Command and Control on the Western Front - the British Army's Experience 1914-18
• Publisher: Spellmount, Staplehurst Kent
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1862274207
• ISBN 13: 9781862274204
• Binding: Soft Covers
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

This path-breaking study by leading historians of the First World War considers all aspects of command at all levels on the Western Front. Drawing upon a wealth of original material, a mixture of established historians and younger scholars consider such topics as the adjustment to static warfare; the role of Gchq; Hubert Gough's style of command at Fifth Division; artillery command; and divisional command at Passchendaele. To put it simply: if the British Army really had been led by donkeys and had been as inflexible and incompetnet as it has been made out, then how was the war won and how did the Army reach such a peak of military excellence in 1918? Find out in this book.

About the Author

Gary Sheffield is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London. He has published many books on military history, including The Somme. Dan Todman is Lecturer in Modern British History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is the author of several books, including The Great War: Myth and Memory.