How the War Was Won: Command and Technology in the British Army on the Western Front: 1917-1918

by T.H.E. Travers

Overview

"How the War Was Won" describes the major role played by the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in defeating the German army. In particular, the book explains the methods used in fighting the last year of the war, and raises questions as to whether mechanical warfare could have been more widely used. Using a wide range of unpublished

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134902682
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/11/1992
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

T.H.E. Travers

Table of Contents

List of plates, List of maps, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Introduction, Prologue: Images of war, 1 PARALYSIS OF COMMAND: FROM PASSCHENDAELE TO CAMBRAI, 2 A COMMAND DIVIDED: GHQ AND THE DEBATE OVER TRADITIONAL VERSUS MECHANICAL WARFARE IN EARLY 1918, 3 CRISIS IN COMMAND: THE GERMAN SPRING OFFENSIVES AND THE USES OF TECHNOLOGY, 4 COMMAND AND TECHNOLOGY IN ALLIANCE: FROM HAMEL TO AMIENS, JULY TO AUGUST 1918, 5 COMMAND VERSUS TECHNOLOGY: THE WAR OF MOVEMENT, SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 1918 , 6 CONCLUSION, Appendix, Notes, Select bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

' ... a welcome companion to Travers's The Killing Ground ...' – International History Review

' ... How The War Was Won will be a valuable reference document for anyone studying the final phases of the Great War.' – British Army Review

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