03280oam 2200757I 450 991045043290332120200520144314.01-134-26968-41-282-37362-597866123736260-203-31025-X1-280-23278-197866102327891-4294-0258-X020331025310.4324/9780203310250 (CKB)1000000000248254(EBL)437112(OCoLC)252732173(SSID)ssj0000115002(PQKBManifestationID)11134316(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115002(PQKBWorkID)10137688(PQKB)11543776(MiAaPQ)EBC437112(MiAaPQ)EBC5292908(Au-PeEL)EBL437112(CaPaEBR)ebr10163206(CaONFJC)MIL23278(Au-PeEL)EBL5292908(CaONFJC)MIL237362(OCoLC)1027171081(EXLCZ)99100000000024825420180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBritish generalship on the Western Front 1914-18 defeat into victory /Simon RobbinsLondon ;New York :F. Cass,2005.1 online resource (272 p.)Cass series--military history and policy,1465-8488 ;21Description based upon print version of record.0-415-40778-8 0-415-35006-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Sources; 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; Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; Bibliography; IndexThis book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war involving a massive, unplanned increase in men and material.The reasons for the poor performance in the early years of the war, notably professionalism within the British Army, including poor staff work, 'trade unionism', careerism within the high command,Cass series--military history and policy ;no. 21.World War, 1914-1918Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918CampaignsWestern FrontCommand of troopsElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918CampaignsCommand of troops.940.4/1241Robbins Simon.876529MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450432903321British generalship on the Western Front 1914-181957315UNINA