Command and Control on the Western Front - The British Army's Experience 1914-1918

Informationen zum Autor Dr Gary Sheffield is Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies at King's College London. He has published many books on military history! including The Somme (2003). Dr Dan Todman is Lecturer in Modern British History at Queen Mary! University of London. Also an author of several books! including The Great War: Myth and Memory.Contributors to this book include Andy Simpson! author of Spellmount's greatly admired Directing Operations: British Corps Command on the Western Front 1914-18. Klappentext A study by historians of the First World War considers various aspects of command at various levels on the Western Front. This book describes! if the British Army really had been led by donkeys! then how was the war won and how did the Army reach such a peak of military excellence in 1918? Zusammenfassung A study by historians of the First World War considers various aspects of command at various levels on the Western Front. This book describes! if the British Army really had been led by donkeys! then how was the war won and how did the Army reach such a peak of military excellence in 1918?

Product details

• Authors: Gary Sheffield, Gary (EDT)/ Todman Sheffield, Professor Gary Sheffield, Dan Todman
• Assisted by: Gary Sheffield (Editor), Dan Todman (Editor)
• Publisher: Tragalgar Square
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2008
• EAN: 9781862274204
• ISBN: 978-1-86227-420-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories