Haig''s Intelligence - Ghq and the German Army, 1916-1918

Haig's Intelligence is an important study of Douglas Haig's controversial command during the First World War. Based on extensive new research, it addresses a perennial question about the British army on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918: why did they think they were winning? Jim Beach reveals how the British perceived the German army through a study of the development of the British intelligence system, its personnel and the ways in which intelligence was gathered. He also examines how intelligence shaped strategy and operations by exploring the influence of intelligence in creating perceptions of the enemy. He shows for the first time exactly what the British knew about their opponent, when and how and, in so doing, sheds significant new light on continuing controversies about the British army's conduct of operations in France and Belgium and the relationship between Haig and his chief intelligence officer, John Charteris.

Sommario

Part I: 1. Organisation; 2. Leadership; 3. Personnel; 4. Front line; 5. Espionage; 6. Photography; 7. Signals; 8. Analysis; Part II: 9. Somme; 10. Arras; 11. Third Ypres; 12. Cambrai; 13. German offensives; 14. Hundred days.

Info autore

Dr Jim Beach is Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Northampton. He is also Secretary of the Army Records Society.

Riassunto

This is an important study of Douglas Haig's controversial command during the First World War. It reveals how the British Army perceived its enemy and how intelligence influenced strategy and operations. This is essential reading for military historians, intelligence scholars and anyone with an interest in the Great War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jim Beach
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 14.05.2015
• EAN: 9781107519275
• ISBN: 978-1-107-51927-5
• Pagine: 386
• Serie: Cambridge Military Histories; Cambridge Military Histories
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Politica e sua amministrazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Europe, European History, First World War, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), War and defence operations, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War I