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the British Army on the Western Front, 1915
xxx, 448 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
The year 1915 was one of unprecedented challenges for the British Army. Short of manpower, firepower and experience, the army needed time to adapt before it could hope to overcome the formidable German defenses of the Western Front. Yet the insistent demands of coalition warfare required immediate and repeated action. The result was a year of disappointments, setbacks and costly fighting. The very difficulties of 1915 make it especially worthy of study. This book offers a fresh and insightful evaluation of the experience of the British Army through a series of thematic essays examining the strategic, operational, tactical and logistical problems that shaped the fighting. Within these pages are assessments of broad topics such as the performance of British high command, the 'Shell Scandal' and the development of the Royal Flying Corps, as well as a throrough selection of battle studies which cast new light on engagements such as Neuve Chapelle, Second Ypres, Festubert and Loos. Special attention is placed on the composite nature of the British Army, with chapters examining Canadian, Indian, Regular and Territorial unit experience. Taken as a whole these essays offer an important reassessment of a forgotten year of the war, and illustrate the tremendous difficulties faced by the British Army as it endured a bloody learning curve in difficult conditions. This book will be of great interest to anyone who studies the First World War, and of particular value to those who seek a greater understanding of the British Army of the era.
Forgotten year / Spencer Jones -- "To make war as we must, and not as we should like': the British Army and the problem of the Western Front, 1915 / Spencer Jones -- Supply of munitions to the army, 1915 / John Mason Sneddon -- Friends disunited: Johnnie French, Wully Robertson and 'K of K' in 1915 / John Spence -- Henry Horne as Divisional Commander / Simon Robbins -- BEF takes off: the Royal Flying Corps, 1915 / Peter Hart -- British-Indian army cavalry: from mobilisation to the Western Front 1915 / Graham Winton -- Douglas Haig and the planning of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle / Patrick Watt -- Inescapable realities: Canadian command, Spring 1915 / Kenneth Radley -- Death of a battalion: the 5th King's own Royal Lancaster Regiment at the Second Battle of Ypres / Tom Williams -- Battle of Festubert / Robert Williams -- 'Seven days in hell': the 1/7th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment at the Battle of Festubert, May 1915 / Adrian Gregson -- "A coda to the Second Battle of Ypres": international trench, 6-10 July 1915 / Michael LoCicero -- "A great victory all but gained": the Battle of Loos, 1915 / Brian Curragh -- 8th division and the action at Bois Grenier, 25 September 1915 / Alun Thomas -- Gas, grenades and grievances: the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt by 46th (North Midland) Division, 13 October 1915 / Michael Woods.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.