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Klappentext This book is a study of Anglo-French relations and military policy making in the First World War! which considers the strategic policies and operational planning of the British and French armies in the joint campaign fought on the western front. It examines the influence of incompatible British and French strategic objectives! the role of the allies' military and political leaders and the institutional development of the military alliance! on the alliance relationship and military policy making. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Deficiencies in Preparation: August 1914 - Differences in the Field: Mons and the Marne, August-September 1914 - The Failure of Coordination: The Siege of Antwerp and the First Battle of Ypres - Discordant Strategies: December 1914-January 1915 - Politics and Grand Strategy - Relations in the Field - The Ascendancy of French Strategy: The Somme Offensive - The Northern Flank Strategy - The Co-Ordination of Allied Strategy - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index
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List of Maps - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Deficiencies in Preparation: August 1914 - Differences in the Field: Mons and the Marne, August-September 1914 - The Failure of Coordination: The Siege of Antwerp and the First Battle of Ypres - Discordant Strategies: December 1914-January 1915 - Politics and Grand Strategy - Relations in the Field - The Ascendancy of French Strategy: The Somme Offensive - The Northern Flank Strategy - The Co-Ordination of Allied Strategy - Conclusion - Bibliography - Index
