{"product_id":"british-generalship-on-the-western-simon-robbins-9780415407786","title":"British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918: Defeat Into Victory","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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 analyzed. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Robbins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415407788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415407786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d","brand":"Simon Robbins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46685597761791,"sku":"9780415407786","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca9aa6de-6d5b-4dde-bc08-f3dc833fc0fc.jpg?v=1741726202","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/british-generalship-on-the-western-simon-robbins-9780415407786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}