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The Role of British Strategy in the Great War

The Role of British Strategy in the Great War

The Role of British Strategy in the Great War

C. R. M. F. Cruttwell
February 2012
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9781107605206

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    This small book by C. R. M. F. Cruttwell contains several lectures delivered in 1936 for the Lees-Knowles Foundation, at Trinity College, Cambridge. Divided into five chapters, the volume examines the role of British strategy in the First World War, considering such themes as the British tradition in continental coalitions, lost opportunities and the war of attrition, and significant points of struggle and achievement during the last phase of the war.

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    February 2012
    Paperback
    9781107605206
    110 pages
    203 × 127 × 7 mm
    0.13kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • Preface
    • 1. The British tradition in continental coalitions
    • 2. Lost opportunities and the war of attrition
    • 3. Bearing the burden and heat of the day
    • 4. The last phase
    • 5. Conclusion.
      Author
    • C. R. M. F. Cruttwell