British Fighting Methods in the Great War

by Griffith,Paddy; Griffith,Paddy

• ISBN13: 9780714634951
• ISBN10: 0714634956
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This collection of writings covers the war on the Western Front. Whereas, traditionally, attention has been given to strategic or political matters, these essays highlight tactical issues. They show that the British high command could boast more achievements in tactics than is usually assumed. The volume covers: the extent of tactical reform in the British Army after the Somme battle; the medical analysis of the treatment of casualties; the progress of British Artillery from 1914 to the 1990s; the role of the British military police; the rise of armour; the importance of the cavalry in the development of breakthrough doctrine; and the new spirit inspiring the rising generation of BEF studies.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	vii
Notes on Contributors	ix
Introduction	xi
Paddy Griffith
The Extent of Tactical Reform in the British Army	1	(22)
Paddy Griffith
British Artillery in the Great War	23	(27)
Jonathan Bailey
Co-stars or Supporting Cast? British Divisions in `The Hundred Days', 1918	50	(20)
Peter Simkins
The Operational Role of British Military Police on the Western Front, 1914-18	70	(17)
G. D. Sheffield
The Treatment of Casualties in the Great War	87	(26)
Geoffrey Noon
The Rise of Armour	113	(25)
J. P. Harris
Cavalry and the Development of Breakthrough Doctrine	138	(37)
Stephen Badsey
The SHLM Project - Assessing the Battle Performance of British Divisions	175	(7)
John Lee
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations	182	(2)
Selected Bibliography	184	(3)
Index	187