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The Killing Ground. British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-18

Door Tim Travers

Categorie	WO I
Boeknummer	#272945
Titel	The Killing Ground. British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-18
Auteur	Travers, Tim
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	London, Unwin Hyman
Jaar van uitgave	1990
ISBN10	0044457367
ISBN13	9780044457367
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	This books explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It integrates social and military history and the impact of ideas to tell the story of how the army, especially the senior officers, adapted to the new technological warfare and asks: Was the style of warfare on the Western Front inevitable? Using an extensive range of unpublished diaries, letters, memoirs and Cabinet and War Office files, Professor Travers explains how and why the ideas, tactics and strategies emerged. He emphasises the influence of pre-war social and military attitudes, and examines the early life and career of Sir Douglas Haig. The author's analysis of the preparations for the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele provide new interpretations of the role of Haig and his GHQ, and he... (Lees verder) explains the reasons for the unexpected British withdrawal in March 1918. An appendix supplies short biographies of senior British officers. In general, historians of the First World War are in two hostile camps: those who see the futility of lions led by donkeys on the one hand and on the other the apologists for Haig and the conduct of the war. Professor Travers' immensely readable book provides a bridge between the two.
Pagina's	309
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 8,00

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