The empire on the Western Front : the British 62nd and Canadian 4th divisions in battle /

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Author / Creator:	Jackson, Geoffrey, 1979- author.
Imprint:	Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press ; [Ottawa] : Canadian War Museum, [2019] ©2019
Description:	334 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in Canadian military history Studies in Canadian military history.
Subject:	Great Britain. -- Army. -- Division, 62nd. Canada. -- Canadian Army. -- Canadian Division, 4th World War (1914-1918) World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Canada. World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918 -- Canada. World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. Military campaigns. Regimental histories. Canada. Great Britain. Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11809448

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ISBN:	9780774860147 0774860146
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Issued also in electronic format.
Summary:	"When Great Britain and its dominions declared war on Germany in August 1914, they were faced with the formidable challenge of transforming masses of untrained citizen-soldiers at home and abroad into competent, coordinated fighting divisions. The Empire on the Western Front focuses on the development of two units, Britain's 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division and the 4th Canadian Division, to show how the British Expeditionary Force rose to this challenge. Geoffrey Jackson follows their development, from their respective geneses through to the end of the war, and examines all aspects of the division-building process--from leadership and training to discipline and morale. What influence did the senior leadership and the fighting doctrine that shaped training have on the divisions' performance in France? How did internal operations and the divisions' role within the larger corps and armies influence their effectiveness in battle? Did the division-building process differ in Britain and the dominions? In answering these questions, The Empire on the Western Front uses a comparative framework in its examination of army formation and operations at the divisional level. Ultimately, this book calls into question existing accounts that emphasize the differences between the imperial and dominion armies."--
Other form:	Jackson, Geoffrey, 1979-, author. Empire on the Western Front.: Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2019. Studies in Canadian military history Studies in Canadian military history Online version: Jackson, Geoffrey, 1979- Empire on the Western Front. Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2019 0774860162 9780774860161

Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Raising and Training the Divisions
Part 1. Forging Fighting Forces
2. The 4th and the 62nd Divisions: First Months in Line
3. The 62nd Division: Second Bullecourt and Aftermath
4. The 4th Division: Road to Vimy
5. The 4th Division: Lens and Passchendaele
6. The 62nd Division: Road to Bourlon
Part 2. The Final Year
7. The 62nd Division: Training and Fighting
8. The 62nd Division: The Hundred Days
9. The 4th Division in 1918: Towards the Hundred Days
Conclusion: Producing Combat-Capable BEF Divisions in Wartime
Appendix: Orders of Battle for 62nd and 4th Divisions
Notes
Bibliography
Index

The empire on the Western Front : the British 62nd and Canadian 4th divisions in battle /

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