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Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches
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Author : Sir Douglas Haig
language : en
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons
Release Date : 1979
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches written by Sir Douglas Haig and has been published by J.M. Dent & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches December 1915 April 1919
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Author : Sir Douglas Haig
language : en
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Release Date : 1919
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches December 1915 April 1919 written by Sir Douglas Haig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
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Author : Douglas Haig
language : en
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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.
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Author : Sir Douglas Haig
language : en
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Release Date : 1919
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Author : Sir Douglas Haig
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches written by Sir Douglas Haig and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... THE ADVANCE TO VICTORY 21st December, 1918.1 My Lord, -- I have the honour to submit the following Report on the operations of the forces under my command since the successful termination of the great defensive battles on the Somme and Lys Rivers, which were described in my last Despatch. General Introduct1on State of the British Armies x. At the end of April, 1918, though the onrush of the German Armies had been stemmed for the time being, the situation on the Western Front, and particularly on the British portion of it, was still critical. The immense weight of the enemy's first and heaviest onslaughts in March and April, and the unprecedented masses of men and material employed by him, had called for practically the whole strength of the British Armies to withstand them, and had left our forces greatly weakened. Although prompt steps had been taken by the home authorities to dispatch to France as rapidly as possible all reinforcements then available in England, as well as to recall considerable bodies of troops from other theatres of war, these reinforcements required time to arrive. A further period was needed to complete their training and equipment, to allow troops brought from abroad to become acclimatised, and to enable the new drafts to become assimilated within their various units. Meanwhile it had become impossible to maintain at an effective strength the full number of our divisions. At the beginning of May no less than eight divisions * had been reduced to cadres and were temporarily written off altogether as fighting units. Two other divisions were holding positions in line with reduced cadres which it was not yet possible to bring up to establishment. 1 This Despatch was signed by Sir Douglas Haig in England, and for this..
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches December 1915 April 1919 Illustrated
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Author : Field-Marshal Earl Douglas Haig
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2012-04-12
Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches December 1915 April 1919 Illustrated written by Field-Marshal Earl Douglas Haig and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with History categories.
Field-Marshal Haig commanded the British Empire forces through from 1915 to 1919; his period in charge of the men under his command has been the subject of much debate ever since the First World War ended. To some he was a “Butcher” overseeing the bloodbaths of the Somme and Passchendaele, to others he was a stoic leader faced with almost insurmountable difficulties of the warfare of the age. Whichever opinion holds sway in the public psyche, his despatches from the front, are gripping reading that drive to the heart of his character. Often fulsome of praise for the men under his command, Haig was reticent to give vent to failures in public; the despatches are very revelaing, whilst capturing all of the swings of fortune on the Western Front. Author — Field-Marshal Earl Haig, Douglas, 1861-1928. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in London, J.M. Dent & sons ltd.; 1919. Original Page Count – xvii and 378 pages Illustrations — 10 maps and Illustrations.
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Author : John Herbert 1885 Boraston
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-29
Sir Douglas Haigs Despatches written by John Herbert 1885 Boraston and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-29 with History categories.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Author : Douglas Sir Haig, 1861-1928
language : en
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Release Date : 2016-08-27
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Sir Douglas Haig S Despatches December 1915 April 1919
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Author : Douglas Haig, Sir
language : en
Publisher: Andesite Press
Release Date : 2015-08-08
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.