Daniel Whittingham (University of Birmingham)

Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare

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Produktbeschreibung

Daniel Whittingham presents the first comprehensive study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell. His book explores the development of British military thought to shed new light on colonial warfare, counterinsurgency, the South African War, tactics, maritime strategy, and the First World War.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Military Histories
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 538g
• ISBN-13: 9781108480079
• ISBN-10: 1108480071
• Artikelnr.: 57016632

Autorenporträt

Daniel Whittingham is Lecturer in the History of Warfare and Conflict at the University of Birmingham. He is a Councillor of the Army Records Society and International Secretary of the British Commission for Military History.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: Charles E. Callwell and British strategy
2. Callwell's early career
3. 'An art by itself': Charles E. Callwell and small wars
4. 'Another page in the history of tactics': Charles E. Callwell and the South African war
5. Khaki-clad maritime theorist: Charles E. Callwell and amphibious warfare
6. 'I did my best to throw cold water on the scheme as a whole': Charles E. Callwell and the Dardanelles
7. Not 'one of that band of dug-outs who became dug-ins': Charles E. Callwell, the war and retirement, 1914-28
8. Conclusion.