The First World War and British Military History

by Brian Bond

Overview

This is the first systematic scholarly study of the historiography of the First World War. The First World War remains controversial in its conduct and its broader implications, and this volume explores many issues which continue to cause debate, such as Haig's generalship, the role of T.E. Lawrence in the Arab Revolt, and the failure of the Dardanelles campaign. It also examines the new approaches to the war stimulated by the fiftieth anniversaries in the 1960s, and follows them through to contemporary concern with the experiences of ordinary soldiers and their chroniclers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198222996
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/28/1991
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.81(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

King's College, London

Editorial Reviews

"An outstanding, diverse, and highly detailed collection of essays....The level of expert inquiry and analysis displayed in the volume is remarkable....It is replete with detail, written with unvarying skill and taut clarity, and displays a depth of critical analysis throughout that is severe, yet balanced and objective."—The Historian

"Well-balanced and up-to-date essays, accessible to general as well as academic readers....Provides excellent coverage of work relating to the campaigns on the Western Front, Gallipoli, and Palestine."—CHOICE

"Surveys a debate not yet concluded."—Albion

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