03366oam 2200781M 450 991078374250332120230617004454.01-134-26967-61-134-26968-41-282-37362-597866123736260-203-31025-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(OCoLC)1112513753(OCoLC-P)1112513753(FlBoTFG)9780203310250(EXLCZ)99100000000024825420070220d2005 fy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBritish generalship on the Western Front 1914-18 defeat into victory /Simon RobbinsLondon ;New York Frank Cass20051 online resource (272 p.)Cass series--military history and policy,1465-8488 ;21Electronic book.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 troopsWorld War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918CampaignsCommand of troops.940.4/1241Robbins Simon1552917OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910783742503321British generalship on the Western Front 1914-183813070UNINA