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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... action rifles for the ' fire ' part , and the tactic did not become fully effective until the Lewis light machine - gun was brought into service as a platoon weapon later in the war . Fire and movement was the basic infantry tactic of ...
... action rifles for the ' fire ' part , and the tactic did not become fully effective until the Lewis light machine - gun was brought into service as a platoon weapon later in the war . Fire and movement was the basic infantry tactic of ...
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... action all day on the 25th and that fact alone should have indicated that II Corps might be in difficulty . Field Marshal French did little to influence the course of events either during the battles at Mons and Le Cateau , or during ...
... action all day on the 25th and that fact alone should have indicated that II Corps might be in difficulty . Field Marshal French did little to influence the course of events either during the battles at Mons and Le Cateau , or during ...
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... action and continue the retreat forthwith . ' This is a lie , and an easily detectable lie . The reply sent by GHQ to Smith Dorrien - the reply later refuted by French in his book was timed at 0500 hours - three hours before French ...
... action and continue the retreat forthwith . ' This is a lie , and an easily detectable lie . The reply sent by GHQ to Smith Dorrien - the reply later refuted by French in his book was timed at 0500 hours - three hours before French ...
Contents
Introduction 1735 | 1 |
THE BACKGROUND TO THE WAR 18711914 | 8 |
THE TURN OF THE TIDE AND THE HUNDRED DAYS JuneNovember 1918 483 | 22 |
Copyright | |
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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 |