Leadership in the Trenches
Officer-Man Relations, Morale and Discipline in the British Army in the Era of the First World War
Published on 2. November 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
XXIV, 270 pages
978-1-349-39696-2 (ISBN)
Description
Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by major mutiny during the First World War? Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, G. D. Sheffield seeks to answer this question by examining a crucial but previously neglected factor in the maintenance of the British army's morale in the First World War: the relationship between the regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.
Reviews / Votes
"...Sheffield's study is impressive for its scholarship, and always presented with verve and interest" - Albion, Tim Travers
"Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it." - Journal of Military History
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2000
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XXIV, 270 p.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
432 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-39696-2 (9781349396962)
DOI
10.1057/9780230596986
Schweitzer Classification
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G. Sheffield
Leadership in the Trenches
Officer-Man Relations, Morale and Discipline in the British Army in the Era of the First World War
Book
07/2000
Palgrave Macmillan
€160.49
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Person
G. D. Sheffield is with the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
Content
Foreword by Peter Simkins Preface Abbreviations Introduction Officer-man Relations and Discipline in the Regular Army, 1902-14 The Prewar Army: The Auxiliary Forces and Debates on Discipline The British Officer Corps, 1914-1918 British Military Leadership 1914-18: Influences and Training Officer-man Relations: the Disciplinary and Social Context Officer-man Relations: The Officer's Perspective Officer-man Relations: The Other Rank's Perspective Officer-man Relations, Morale and Discipline Comparisons Conclusion Appendix 1: The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front, 1914-1918 Appendix 2: British Army Conscripts Appendix 3: Discipline and Continuity in Small Units Appendix 4: Published Guides to Officership Sources and Select Bibliography Index