British Butchers and Bunglers of World War One |
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... senior leadership between one war and the other . Even more than in the exercise of leadership , there seemed to be differences in attitudes to leadership . Most senior generals of World War I were limited in their professionalism , in ...
... senior leadership between one war and the other . Even more than in the exercise of leadership , there seemed to be differences in attitudes to leadership . Most senior generals of World War I were limited in their professionalism , in ...
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... senior generals and their staffs have any conception of what they were asking their fighting soldiers to do ? That ... senior the rank , the greater the influence and authority - and much greater the responsibility . But it goes further ...
... senior generals and their staffs have any conception of what they were asking their fighting soldiers to do ? That ... senior the rank , the greater the influence and authority - and much greater the responsibility . But it goes further ...
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... senior commanders who were in place early in the war only Haig remained at the end . For France , Joffre , Petain and Nivelle had come and gone ; for Germany , Moltke , Falkenhayn and Bülow no longer held pre - eminent positions ; for ...
... senior commanders who were in place early in the war only Haig remained at the end . For France , Joffre , Petain and Nivelle had come and gone ; for Germany , Moltke , Falkenhayn and Bülow no longer held pre - eminent positions ; for ...
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achieved action advance Allied Army artillery asked attack August Australian Battalion battle battlefield became believed Brigade British called Cambrai campaign casualties cavalry command considered continued Corps criticism dead defence Division effect enemy fact failed failure field fighting final fire force forward France French gave German give Gough ground guns Haig Haig's Hamilton heavy hold Hunter-Weston idea infantry John July killed knew letters Lieut Lloyd George London look losses lost machine-gun March miles military morale needed never night November objective offensive officers operation ordered positions Rawlinson reached reported result Ridge says seemed senior sent shells soldiers Somme staff success suffered tactics taken tanks thing Third thousands told Townshend troops victory wanted Western Front whole Wood World wounded wrote Ypres Ypres Salient