Trial by Fire: Command and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 - Couverture rigide
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While existing accounts of this period have elevated the exploits of the British soldiers on the battlefield to almost legendary status, the operations of the British Expeditionary Force in the dramatic opening campaign of the First World War remain poorly understood. Based on official unit war diaries, as well as personal papers and memoirs of numerous officers, this study sheds significant new light on the retreat from Mons in August 1914, the advance to the River Aisne in September, and the climactic First Battle of Ypres in October and November. In addition, Gardner provides important insights into the ideas and values of British officers in the initial stages of the war.
Beyond explaining the conduct of the 1914 campaign, Gardner analyzes the initial stages of the learning curve experienced by British officers as they grappled with an unaccustomed type of warfare, including the unprecedented scale and intensity of the conflict as well as the advent of trench warfare. He also demonstrates the impact of rivalries among senior officers on the operations of the army. As a whole, the study adds depth to our understanding of command in European armies during the First World War.
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À propos de l?auteur
NIKOLAS GARDNER is currently lecturer in Military History at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom. After receiving his Ph.D. in History from the University of Calgary, he taught European and Military History at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal College.
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Trial by fire : command and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 / Nikolas Gardner
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1st edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xvii, 259 p. Series: Contributions in military studies ; no. 227. Contents: Cover -- Trial by Fire -- Copyright Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- NOTES -- 1 The "Hybrid" Officer Goes to War: British Commanders and Staff Officers in 1914 -- AT GHQ-SIR JOHN FRENCH AND HIS STAFF -- Sir John French -- Sir Archibald Murray -- Henry Wilson -- George "Uncle" Harper -- George Macdonogh -- FIELD COMMANDERS-HAIG, SMITH-DORRIEN, RAWLINSON, CAPPER, HUNTER-WESTON, AND HUBERT GOUGH -- Sir Douglas Haig -- Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien -- Henry Rawlinson -- Thompson "Tommy" Capper -- Aylmer Hunter-Weston -- Hubert Gough -- TENDENCIES AND TRAITS OF BRITISH OFFICERS IN 1914 -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 2 Command in Crisis: Mons, Le Cateau, and the "Great Retreat" -- THE ASSEMBLY OF THE BEF -- Staff Work -- Communications -- Exercise of Command -- THE ADVANCE INTO BELGIUM AND THE BATTLE OF MONS, 21-23 AUGUST -- THE FOREST OF MORMAL, LANDRECIES, AND LE CATEAU, 24-26 AUGUST -- THE "GREAT RETREAT": 27 AUGUST-5 SEPTEMBER -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 3 The Advance to the Aisne and the Advent of Trench Warfare, 6-30 September -- THE ADVANCE TO THE AISNE, 6-12 SEPTEMBER -- The Initial Stages, 6-7 September -- The Pursuit, 8-12 September -- THE BATTLE OF THE AISNE: 13-30 SEPTEMBER -- The End of the Advance, 13-15 September -- The Mounting Costs of the Campaign -- CONFRONTING TRENCH WARFARE: OFFICERS' RESPONSE TO STALEMATE ON THE AISNE -- Tactical Solutions and Stopgaps -- Promotions and Removals -- Tensions and Rivalries in the Upper Ranks of the Army -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 4 The Costs of Confidence: Command and the Demise of II Corps, 1-30 October -- THE TRANSFER OF THE BEF AND THE DYNAMICS OF GHQ, OCTOBER 1914 -- THE TRANSFER TO FLANDERS AND THE ADVANCE OF II CORPS -- THE GERMAN COUNTEROFFENSIVE AND THE DEMISE OF II CORPS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES.5 Losing the Race for the Flank: The First Incarnation of IV Corps, 9-25 October -- GHQ AND IV CORPS AT THE OUTSET OF THE ADVANCE -- THE ADVANCE OF IV CORPS, 14-19 OCTOBER -- THE DEPLETION OF 7 DIVISION AND THE DISPERSAL OF IV CORPS, 20-27 OCTOBER -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 6 A Hazardous Experiment: Command and the Indian Corps in the First Battle of Ypres -- SEPOY-OFFICER RELATIONS IN 1914 -- THE COMMANDERS OF THE INDIAN CORPS -- MANPOWER AND FIREPOWER IN THE INDIAN CORPS IN 1914 -- THE ARRIVAL OF THE INDIAN CORPS ON THE WESTERN FRONT, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1914 -- CASUALTIES IN THE INDIAN CORPS AND THE RESPONSE OF INDIAN SOLDIERS TO THE 1914 CAMPAIGN -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- 7 The Victors of First Ypres: Sir Douglas Haig and I Corps, 21 October-11 November -- THE PARALYSIS OF THE HIGH COMMAND: RELATIONS BETWEEN GHQ AND I CORPS, OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 1914 -- THE STRENGTH OF I CORPS -- THE STAND OF I CORPS, 29-31 OCTOBER -- THE ANTICLIMAX: 1-11 NOVEMBER 1914 -- THE MAKING OF A HERO: THE HAIG DIARIES, FIRST YPRES AND THE REPUTATION OF SIR DOUGLAS HAIG -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- Conclusion: The Nature of Command in 1914 -- THE LESSONS OF 1914 -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- PRIMARY SOURCES -- Public Record Office, Kew -- Imperial War Museum, London -- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College, London -- Liddle Collection, Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, Leeds -- Churchill College, Cambridge -- British Library, London -- Intelligence Corps Museum, Chicksands, Bedfordshire -- National Army Museum, London -- National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh -- Contemporary Accounts and Memoirs -- SECONDARY SOURCES -- Articles -- Books -- Index -- About the Author. Subjects: Great Britain. Army History World War, 1914-1918. Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front. 1 Kg. N° de réf. du vendeur 473565
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Hardcover. Etat : new. Hardcover. While existing accounts of this period have elevated the exploits of the British soldiers on the battlefield to almost legendary status, the operations of the British Expeditionary Force in the dramatic opening campaign of the First World War remain poorly understood. Based on official unit war diaries, as well as personal papers and memoirs of numerous officers, this study sheds significant new light on the retreat from Mons in August 1914, the advance to the River Aisne in September, and the climactic First Battle of Ypres in October and November. In addition, Gardner provides important insights into the ideas and values of British officers in the initial stages of the war.Beyond explaining the conduct of the 1914 campaign, Gardner analyzes the initial stages of the learning curve experienced by British officers as they grappled with an unaccustomed type of warfare, including the unprecedented scale and intensity of the conflict as well as the advent of trench warfare. He also demonstrates the impact of rivalries among senior officers on the operations of the army. As a whole, the study adds depth to our understanding of command in European armies during the First World War. Based on official unit war diaries, as well as personal papers and memoirs of numerous officers, this title sheds new light on the retreat from Mons in August 1914; the advance to the River Aisne in September; and the climactic First Battle of Ypres in October and November. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780313324734
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