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Sir Douglas Haig S Great Push
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Author : Hugh Noel Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917
Sir Douglas Haig S Great Push written by Hugh Noel Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 categories.
Great Push
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Author : William Langford
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2012-10-30
Great Push written by William Langford and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-30 with History categories.
In 1916, Sir Douglas Haig, commanding the BEF, began his great offensive to drive the invaders off the ground they had been occupying for over a year and a half. The Great Push, as the offensive was advertised to the nation, began 1 July 1916. A glossy picture magazine was produced to inform the British public of the progress of the offensive. Over a four month period until the Battle of the Somme faded away in November the magazine appeared with the following advertising blurb:Sir Douglas Haigs Great Push; The Battle of the Somme; A popular, pictorial and authoritative work on one of the Greatest Battles in History, illustrated by about 700 wonderful Official Photographs and Cinematograph Films; By Arrangement With the War Office; beautifully printed on the Best English Art Paper. As is well known, the Great Push turned out to be little more than a nudge, but, for the sake of national morale, the British public had to be encouraged to believe that all was going well; especially in view of the horrific casualties wrecking the lives of families throughout the land.The Great Push, in the form of Images of War, helps capture the propaganda thrust of the times and presents once more the illustrations of those bewildering days.
Douglas Haig
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Author : Gary Sheffield
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-11-05
Douglas Haig written by Gary Sheffield and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-05 with History categories.
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 at 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. Haig's diaries, hitherto only previously available in bowdlerised form, give the C-in-C's view of Asquith and his successor Lloyd George, of whom he was highly critical. The diaries show him intriguing with the King vs. Lloyd George. Additional are his day-by-day accounts of the key battles of the war, not least the Somme campaign of 1916.
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches
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Author : Douglas Haig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-07-29
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches written by Douglas Haig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-29 with History categories.
Eight despatches written by Haig as C in C BEF from December 1915 to March 1919, restoring passages deleted from Despatches of 25 Dec 1917 and 20 July 1918 (relating to Third Ypres) at Lloyd George's insistence before granting permission to publish. Contains lists of Mentioned in Despatches. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig (1861-1928) took command of the BEF on 19th December 1915, replacing Sir John French who had been in command since the outbreak of war. During the previous ten years Haig had been successively Director of Military Training, Director of Staff Duties (very much involved with the S of S for War, Haldane, in his reforms that led to the formation of the TF and the BEF), Chief of Staff, India and from March 1912, GOC in C Aldershot Command, which consisted of 1st and 2nd Infantry Divisions. On mobilization this became I Corps which he took to France in August 1914. His corps was scarcely touched by the Battle of Mons (40 out of a total 1,600 casualties), but suffered severely at First Ypres. At the end of 1914 First and Second Armies were formed with Haig commanding the First. 1915 was a bad year for the BEF, First Army conducting several unsuccessful offensives culminating in the Battle of Loos. French's despatch describing the battle was challenged by Haig who maintained that the GHQ Reserve was put at his disposal significantly later than stated in the despatch; Haig made his complaint in writing. A few weeks later French resigned command of the BEF and, on 19 December 1915 Haig became C in C. On 1st January 1917 he was promoted to Field Marshal. These eight despatches cover Haig's command from 19th December 1915 to 21st March 1919, but the Government, then led by Lloyd George, no fan of Haig's, insisted on the deletion of certain passages before granting permission to publish. These deletions, indicated in the text by asterisks, were made in the Despatches of 25 December 1917 and 20 July 1918 and relate to the Third Ypres offensive (commonly known as Passchendaele) and to the BEF manpower shortages of early 1918 which led to divisions being reduced from twelve to nine battalions plus the pioneer battalion. This new edition publishes all those deleted passages in a special Preface and also, in two instances where the Government actually inserted its own words, gives the original text.
Douglas Haig
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Author : Douglas Scott
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-06-15
Douglas Haig written by Douglas Scott and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with History categories.
As a young officer in the prestigious 21st Lancers (motto 'Death or Glory') Douglas Haig played a leading role in Kitchener's bold expedition which ended in the defeat of the Khalifa of Sudan at Omdurman. He described the action, as he did the whole campaign, vividly in words and diagrams which survived virtually untouched at the family home Bemersyde in the Borders. These letters and diaries allow the reader to trace Haig's career and developing character. What they reveal may well surprise his critics. Field Marshal Lord Haig will remain a hugely controversial figure due to his pre-eminent role during The Great War. He was a hugely popular public figure in the post WW1 years and revered by those who served under him. His death in 1928 was a major occasion for mourning. Only later was he heavily criticised for the slaughter of the trenches.
War Peace And Victory Strategy And Statecraft For The Next Century
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Author : Colin S. Gray
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1991-06-15
War Peace And Victory Strategy And Statecraft For The Next Century written by Colin S. Gray and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-06-15 with Political Science categories.
From Simon & Schuster, War, Peace, and Victory is Colin S. Gray's exploration of strategy and statecraft for the next century. In War, Peace, and Victory Colin S. Gray shows how geography, technology, history and national culture shape government policy, and explains how nations pursue their strategic interests in times of peace.
Writing The Great War
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Author : Andrew Green
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-06-10
Writing The Great War written by Andrew Green and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-10 with History categories.
Begun within months of the war's outbreak, and not completed for a further 33 years, the writing of the Official Histories of World War I was a venture of unprecedented scale and complexity.
Despacho Do General Sir Douglas Haig
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Author : Douglas Haig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1917
Despacho Do General Sir Douglas Haig written by Douglas Haig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with categories.
British Generalship On The Western Front 1914 1918
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Author : Simon Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-12-21
British Generalship On The Western Front 1914 1918 written by Simon Robbins and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-21 with History categories.
This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its lack of preparation for a continental war involving a massive, unplanned increase in men and material. The reasons for the poor performance in the early years of the war, notably professionalism within the British Army, including poor staff work, 'trade unionism', careerism within the high command, and the tendency of an overconfident hierarchy to ignore the need for reform to tackle the tactical stalemate prior to 1916, are analysed. The high command rapidly learnt from the defeats of 1915-16 and performed much better in 1916-18, an especially formative period resulting in the promotion of a younger, more professional leadership and the development of the first truly modern system of tactics which has dominated wars ever since. During 1917-18 the Army's commanders and staff evolved and improved these new methods; developing a doctrine of combined arms to overcome the tactical stalemate bedevilling Allied offensives.
Our Corner Of The Somme
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Author : Romain Fathi
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-02-07
Our Corner Of The Somme written by Romain Fathi and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with History categories.
An analysis of the memorialisation of Australia's role in the Somme and the Anzac mythology that contributes to Australia's identity.