Simon Robbins

British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918 (eBook, PDF)

Defeat into Victory

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how British Army learnt from the pyrrhic victories of 1915-17 and developed the new tactics, leadership and doctrine of combined arms to overcome the tactical stalemate hitherto bedevilling Allied offensives to defeat the

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134269686
• Artikelnr.: 42976224

Autorenporträt

Born in Walsall, Simon Robbins was brought up in Nigeria before returning to England for his education at Elmhurst, South Croydon and St Edward's School, Oxford. Reading History at Nottingham University, he gained an MA in War Studies and then undertook research on 'British Generalship on the Western Front, 1914-18' for a PhD at King's College London. He has worked in the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. He also has a Diploma and an MA in Archive Studies from University College, London. He is the author of 'Staff Officer, the Diaries of Walter Guinness (First Lord Moyne), 1914-18' with Professor Brian Bond and 'God's General: Cromwell The Soldier'.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Sources Introduction
1. The Army's Ethos and Culture
2. The Decline and Fall of an Army 3. The Brain of an Army 4. Developing a
Professional Leadership 5. The Army's Over-ambitious Decision-making 6.
Training for Victory 7. Tactical Innovation 8. A Strategy for Victory 9.
Conclusion
Notes Appendices Bibliography Index