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STEMMING THE TIDE OFFICERS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1914

Written by Spencer Jones
Published by Helion & Company in 2013
ISBN: 9781909384453

STEMMING THE TIDE OFFICERS AND LEADERSHIP IN THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1914
Written by Spencer Jones.
Stock no. 2123419
1st. 2013. Hardback. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

Green boards, gilt title to spine. Maps and b/w photos. Wolverhampton Military Studies No. 1. ISBN: 9781909384453.

List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Spencer Jones
GHQ
1.Sir John French and Command of the BEF
2. Major General Sir Archibald Murray
3. Henry Wilson's War
4. "The Big Brain in the Army"
Sir William Robertson as Quartermaster-General
Corps Command
5. The Makings of a Corps Commander: Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
6. Lieutenant-General Sir James Grierson
7. "A Commander of Rare and Unusual Coolness": General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien
Divisional Command
8. The Bull and the Fox Terrier: Edmund Allenby and Command in the BEF in 1914
9. An Inspirational Warrior: Major-General Tim Thompson Capper
Brigade Command
10. "A Tower of Strength": Brigadier-General Edward Bulfin
11. "The Demon": Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence VC
12. David Henderson and Command of the Royal Flying Corps
Command at the Sharp End
13. The Infantry Battalion Commanding Officers of the BEF
14. The Company Commander
15. "Amateurs at a Professional Game": The Despatch Rider Corps in 1914
Appendix
Index