Winning and Losing on the Western Front - The British Third Army and the Defeat of Germany in 1918

Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Boff is a Lecturer in History at the University of Birmingham. Klappentext An innovative study revealing how both sides adapted to the changing realities of the final months on the Western Front. Zusammenfassung Why was the German army defeated on the Western Front? Did its morale collapse? Or was it beaten by the improved military effectiveness of the British army? Jonathan Boff offers an innovative! comparative analysis of these key issues during the 'Hundred Days' campaign of 1918 which challenges existing interpretations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: 'An Unknown Story'; 1. 'The Advance to Victory'; 2. Manpower and training; 3. Materialschlacht; 4. Morale; 5. British tactics: 'The True Elixir'; 6. The German tactical response; 7. British operations and command; 8. The failure of German command; Conclusion: winning and losing on the Western Front.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Boff, Jonathan (University of Birmingham) Boff, Boff Jonathan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2012
• EAN: 9781107024281
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02428-1
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, c 1910 to c 1919