Trial by fire : command and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914 /

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Author / Creator:	Gardner, Nikolas, 1970-
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, c2003.
Description:	xvii, 259 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Contributions in military studies, 0883-6884 ; no. 227
Subject:	Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918. Great Britain. -- Army. World War (1914-1918) Command of troops. World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. Command of troops. Military campaigns. Western Front (World War (1914-1918)) History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4950116

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ISBN:	0313324735 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-252) and index.

Table of Contents:

Maps
Introduction
The"Hybrid" Officer Goes to War: British Commanders and Staff
Officers in 1914 Command in Crisis: Mons, Le Cateau, and the "Great Retreat"
The Advance to the Aisne and the Advent of Trench Warfare, 6-30 September
The Costs of Confidence: Command and the Demise of II Corps, 1-30 September
Losing the Race for the Flank: The First Incarnation of IV Corps, 9-25 October
A Hazardous Experiment: Command and the Indian Corps in the First Battle of Ypres
The Victors of First Ypres: Sir Douglas Haig and I Corps, 21 October-11 November
Conclusion: Personal Leadership, "Hybrid"
Officers and "Social Darwinism": The Nature of Command in 1914
Bibliography

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