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The
Haig Diaries: The Diaries of Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig: War Diaries &
Letters 1914-1918
Gary Sheffield & John Bourne
There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous
butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in
WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and Passchendaele. On the
other hand there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled
with appalling difficulties to produce an army which took the lead in
defeating Germany in 1918, winning the greatest series of victories in
British Military history. Just as the success of the Alanbrooke war diaries
can be put down to its 'horse's mouth' view of Churchill and the conduct of
WWII, so Haig's Diaries, hitherto only previously available in bowdlerised
form, give the C-in-C's view of Asquith - he records him getting drunk and
incapable - and his successor Lloyd George, of whom he was highly critical.
Weidenfield Military ISBN: 0 297 847 023
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Command
and Control on the Western Front: The British Army's
Experience 1914-18
Gary Sheffield & D. Todman (Eds.)
This path-breaking study by leading historians of the First
World War moves forward the debate about British generalship
by examining by examining the practicalities of command at
all levels on the Western Front. While recent historians
have shown that British Generals were not the 'donkeys' of
popular myth, little is known about how they and their
staffs actually exercised command. In this important new
book, while the role of individuals such as Haig is not
neglected, their performances are placed firmly in the
context of the British Armys' machinery for command and
control
Spellmount Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1 862 270 831
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Forgotten
Victory. the First World War, Myths and Realities
Gary Sheffield
The First World War is arguably the most misunderstood event
in twentieth-century history. In a radical new
interpretation, leading military historian Gary Sheffield
argues that while the war was tragic, it was not futile;
and, although condemned as ‘lions led by donkeys’, in
reality the British citizen army became the most effective
fighting force in the world, which in 1918 won the greatest
series of battles in British history. This challenging and
controversial book is based on twenty years of research and
draws on the work of major scholars. Without underestimating
the scale of the human tragedy or playing down the
disasters, it explodes many myths about the First World War,
placing it in its true historical context.
Hodder Headline ISBN: 0747264600
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The
Redcaps. a history of the Royal Military Police & its
Antecedents from the Middle Ages to the Gulf War
Gary Sheffield
The Redcapped military policeman standing on traffic duty at
vital crossroads has become a familiar and respected figure
of the 20th century British soldier. In this new authorised
history, specially commissioned by the Royal Military
Police, Professor Sheffield brings to life the fascinating,
and often bloody, history of the Redcaps and their
ancestors. This book traces the story of the military police
from the 17th century; through the crucial years of the
First and Second World Wars; and concludes with their role
in more modern conflicts including the Falklands War and
Operation Desert Storm.
Brassey's
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Leadership in the Trenches
Gary Sheffield
Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the
Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by
major mutiny during the First World War? Drawing upon an
extensive range of sources, including much previously
unpublished archival material, Sheffield seeks to answer
this question by examining a crucial but previously
neglected factor in the maintenance of the British army's
morale in the First World War: the relationship between the
regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.
Palgrave MacMillan ISBN: 0 312 226 404
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Leadership and
Command: The Anglo-American Military Experience Since 1861
Gary Sheffield
This is a collection of essays, written by members of
the British Commission for Military History. They examine
key aspects of the experience of US and British armies,
ranging from the American Civil War to Korea, Vietnam and
the Falklands, to the Gulf War of 1991. Leadership and
command are the essential elements that allow an army to
function effectively in war. The exercise of command in
particular is an under-researched area, and the essays make
a major contribution to the understanding of this vital
topic.
Brassey's Ltd ISBN: 1 857 533 666
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Kitcheners
Army Peter Simkins
Numbering over 5 million men, Britain's army in the First
World War was the biggest in the country's history. Remarkably, nearly
half those who served in it were volunteers. 2,466,719 men enlisted
between August 1914 and December 1915, many in response to the appeals of
The Secretary of State for War, Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener. How did
Britain succeed in creating a mass army, almost from scratch, in the midst
of a major war? in the first part of this illuminating book, Peter Simkins
describes how Kitchener's New Armies were actually raised and reviews the
main political, economic and social effects of the recruiting campaign. In
the second, he examines the experiences and impressions of the officers
and men who made up the New Armies. Drawing on a wide variety of sources,
ranging from government papers to the diaries and letters of individual
soldiers, he questions long-held assumptions about the 'rush for colours'
and the nature of patriotism in 1914
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The
Evolution of Victory Andy Simpson
In The Evolution of Victory Andy Simpson takes each of the main
battles, or phases of operations, in France and Flanders 1914-1918 and
explains why they came about, how they were planned and executed, what
lessons they taught the commanders and the evolution of tactics and
technology which led to eventual Allied victory.
The book is a brand new approach to the operational history of the war,
from the revisionist viewpoint, presenting in a concise way all aspects of
each battle, from conception to execution. It incorporates some of the
most recent thinking on Great War tactics and strategy and is the first
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Nation in Arms Ian F.W. Beckett & Keith Simpson (Eds)
The Great War was the first to draw men and women into uniform on such a
massive scale. from a small regular force of barely 250,000 the British
army underwent rapid expansion to a national army of over five million
men. A nation in arms brings together for the first time research into the
impact of the war on the army as an institution and upon those who served
in it. The Great War has generated millions of words in print. Yet
the work of these seven young historians offers entirely new insights into
the social history of the army in one of its bloodiest wars.
Tom Donovan Publishing, London, 1985 ISBN: 1 87 1085 06 3 |
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The Royal Army Chaplains' Department. Clergy Under Fire
Michael Snape
Few military or ecclesiastical figures are as
controversial as the military chaplain, routinely attacked by pacifist and
anticlerical commentators and too readily dismissed by religious and
military historians. This highly revisionist study represents a complete
reappraisal of the role of the British army chaplain and of the Royal Army
Chaplains' Department in the first century and a half of its existence.
Challenging old caricatures and stereotypes and drawing on a wealth of new
archival material, it surveys the political, denominational and
organisational development of the R.A.Ch.D., analyses the changing role and
experience of the British army chaplain across the nineteenth century and
the two World Wars, and addresses the wider significance of British army
chaplaincy for Britain's military, religious and cultural history over the
period c.1800-1950
Boydell & Brewer ltd ISBN: 9781843833468 |
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God and the British Soldier
Michael Snape
Drawing on a wealth of new material from military,
ecclesiastical and secular civilian archives, Michael Snape
presents a study of the experience of the officers and men
of Britain’s vast citizen armies, and also of the numerous
religious agencies which ministered to them. Historians of
the First and Second World Wars have consistently
underestimated the importance of religion in Britain during
the war years, but this book shows that religion had much
greater currency and influence in twentieth-century British
society than has previously been realised. Snape argues that
religion provided a key component of military morale and
national identity in both the First and Second World Wars,
and demonstrates that, contrary to accepted wisdom,
Britain’s popular religious culture emerged intact and even
strengthened as a result of the army’s experiences of war.
Routledge ISBN: 0 415 334 527 |
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Army
Service Records of the First World War William Spencer
The transfer to the PRO of First World War service records from 1996 has
been one of the most important events for family, military and social
historians in years. This third expanded edition of the best-selling Army
Service Records of the First World War brings you the most up-to-date
information on the records relating to service in the British and Indian
Armies between 1914 and 1918.
Through case studies, examples and illustration, William Spencer brings to
life the remarkable records of the Great War and the people they concern -
and provides an invaluable aid to your research.
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The
Blood Tub: General Gough and the Battle of Bullecourt, 1917 Jonathan
Walker
In the late Spring of 1917, the Allies were in crisis. Revolution had
erupted in Russia and the French army was on the verge of mutiny.
Meanwhile, Germany was winning the war in the air and her U-boats menaced
the channel. Despite General 'Thruster' Gough's first assault on the
fortress village of Bullecourt using the new wonder 'tank' and the Anzacs,
it ended in disaster. On the 3rd of May Gough launched a second attack on
Bullecourt which dominated the British action on the Western Front for two
weeks. It was the excessive brutality and ferocity of the hand-to-hand
fighting that earned Bullecourt the name 'Blood Tub'. Using unpublished
documents and a wealth of eye-witness accounts, he confirms the
terror rather than the thrill of a battle that must rank as one of the
most savage contests of the Great War. |
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