British infantry battalion commanders in the First World War /

British infantry battalion commanders in the First World War /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hodgkinson, Peter E., 1953- author.
Imprint:	Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Publishing Limited, [2015]
Description:	xiv, 250 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Ashgate studies in First World War history Ashgate studies in First World War history.
Subject:	Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918. Great Britain. -- Army. -- Infantry -- Officers. Great Britain. -- Army -- Officers -- Biography. Great Britain. -- Army. Great Britain. -- Army. -- Infantry. World War (1914-1918) Command of troops -- Case studies. Armed Forces -- Officers. Command of troops. Biography. Case studies. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10127527

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ISBN:	9781472438256 1472438256 9781472438263 9781472438270
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Old contemptibles
Dug-outs
Attrition and change in command
Evolution of command in the integrated army
Hiring and firing
'Men to be followed, feared and loved'
'Professional men of war'
The hundred days: meritocracy in command?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Indexes