The Territorial Force at War, 1914-16
The Territorial Force at War, 1914-16

Author: W. Mitchinson

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-02

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1137451610

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William Mitchinson analyses the role and performance of the Territorial Force during the first two years of World War I. The study looks at the way the force was staffed and commanded, its relationship with the Regular Army and the War Office, and how most of its 1st Line divisions managed to retain and promote their local identities.

From the Somme to Victory
From the Somme to Victory

Author: Peter Simkins

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1781593124

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Peter Simkins has established a reputation over the last forty years as one of the most original and stimulating historians of the First World War. He has made a major contribution to the debate about the performance of the British Army on the Western Front. This collection of his most perceptive and challenging essays, which concentrates on British operations in France between 1916 and 1918, shows that this reputation is richly deserved. He focuses on key aspects of the army's performance in battle, from the first day of the Somme to the Hundred Days, and gives a fascinating insight into the developing theory and practice of the army as it struggled to find a way to break through the German line. His rigorous analysis undermines some of the common assumptions - and the myths - that still cling to the history of these British battles.