Coalition Strategy and the End of the First World War - The Supreme War Council and War Planning, 19171918

This exploration of Allied war plans for 1918-1919 uncovers how the Supreme War Council became a successful mechanism for coalition war.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. The Supreme War Council; 2. Offensive action in the Balkans?; 3. Eliminate the Ottoman Empire?; 4. Maintaining the Italians - the role of the Italian theatre in creating an Allied strategy; 5. The role of the Franco-Belgian front in determining an Allied policy for 1919; 6. Building a bridge to France: the role of resources in creating an Allied strategy for 1919; Conclusions.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Meighen McCrae is Lecturer in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at Australian National University, Canberra.

Zusammenfassung

Allied political and military leadership had been planning for, and expecting, the First World War to continue into 1919. In this exploration of Allied war plans for 1918–1919, Meighen McCrae uncovers how the Supreme War Council became a successful mechanism for coalition war.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Meighen McCrae, Meighen (Australian National University Mccrae
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781108475303
• ISBN: 978-1-108-47530-3
• Seiten: 292
• Serien: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history