The Best of All Appointments?: The Evolution of Infantry Brigade Command in the British Army on the Western Front, 1915-1918

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The Best of All Appointments? examines the evolution of infantry brigade command in the British Army during the First World War. Through a series of case studies, the author demonstrates that the response of brigade staff to the challenges of the Western Front reflected the army’s capacity for organizational and tactical change. This volume demonstrates how the influence of the corps or division under which a brigade s...