The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914-18Many Great War histories tell the reader what happened on the Western front but few spell out why. In this book, the author looks at the battles through the eyes of the generals who were charged with winning them and examines the accusations that have surrounded them for over 70 years. The tragedy of the death toll on the Western Front gives weight to the argument against them, but what were the near unsurmountable problems that stood between the generals and final victory? How much of what the general public believes about the First World War is really true? This book aims to illuminate the bitter controversy. |
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... Byng elected to attack with all four divisions in line , each with two brigades up and one in reserve . He also had ... Byng's plan took account of this by digging in eleven batteries by night , close to the front line and in a position ...
... Byng elected to attack with all four divisions in line , each with two brigades up and one in reserve . He also had ... Byng's plan took account of this by digging in eleven batteries by night , close to the front line and in a position ...
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... Byng to take Fontaine and Bourlon ' not later than the 27th ' , before consolidating on a line running along the northern crest of Bourlon Ridge , beyond both villages and Bourlon Wood . For this purpose Byng was to attack with the 62nd ...
... Byng to take Fontaine and Bourlon ' not later than the 27th ' , before consolidating on a line running along the northern crest of Bourlon Ridge , beyond both villages and Bourlon Wood . For this purpose Byng was to attack with the 62nd ...
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... Byng's reasons were , his blaming of his troops for the reverses at Cambrai left a bad taste , and his reputation has suffered from what was , and is , seen by many people as an attempt to smear the good name of his men . Yet this ...
... Byng's reasons were , his blaming of his troops for the reverses at Cambrai left a bad taste , and his reputation has suffered from what was , and is , seen by many people as an attempt to smear the good name of his men . Yet this ...
Contents
Introduction 1735 | 1 |
THE BACKGROUND TO THE WAR 18711914 | 8 |
THE TURN OF THE TIDE AND THE HUNDRED DAYS JuneNovember 1918 483 | 22 |
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References to this book
British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918: Defeat into Victory Simon Robbins No preview available - 2004 |
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson:A Political Soldier: A Political Soldier Keith Jeffery No preview available - 2006 |