Command on the western front : the military career of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1914-18
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Command on the western front : the military career of Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1914-18
B. Blackwell, 1992
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [399]-410) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is a history of World War I, seen through the eyes of Sir Henry Rawlinson, a middle-ranking commander who frequently acted under General Haig. By examining Rawlinson's role in the War, the authors are able to follow the actual events of the battlefield and show how they related to the strategies of the High Command. Rawlinson kept a diary in which he recorded his views on tactics and the day-to-day events of the conflict. The authors use the content of the diary as the basis of detailed discussions on night attacks, poison gas, the introduction of the tank, hurricane bombardment and creeping barrages.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Prelude: apprenticeship
- into battle, August-December 1914. Part 2 The campaigns of 1915: Neuve Chapelle - the plan
- the technical framework
- day one
- day two
- day three
- summing up
- Aubers Ridge - the plan
- the battle
- Givenchy
- Loos - the plan
- day one
- day two and after. Part 3 The Somme: the outline plan
- the implements
- round one
- the run-up to 14 July
- success by night
- 15 July-14 September - the forgotten battles
- 15-30 September - new weapons and old
- October-November 1916 - mud and muddle. Part 4 Limbo and return: on the sidelines, January 1917-March 1918
- return to command - March-June 1918. Part 5 Victory: a formula for success, June-July 1918
- Amiens - the plan
- the implements
- August 1918
- the following days
- pursuit
- approach to the Hindenburg line
- the plan of attack
- the battle
- the end of the affair.
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