Major-General Oliver Nugent
The Irishman who led the Ulster Division in the Great War
Published on 1. October 2020
320 pages
978-1-909556-98-0 (ISBN)
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Oliver Nugent, Ireland's longest-serving divisional commander of the Great War, led the Ulster Division on the western front from 1915 to 1918. That period saw the operational transformation of the British army and his own development as a general, from the heroic but doomed assault at Thiepval in July 1916, through the triumph of Messines, the heartbreaking failure at Ypres and the mixed success of Cambrai in 1917, to the great German spring offensive of 1918.
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Nicholas Perry read history at Trinity College Dublin. He then spent 37 years as a civil servant in London and Belfast in various departments, including the MOD and the Northern Ireland Office, his final posting being as head of the Department of Justice in Northern Ireland. He retired in 2018, was awarded the CB and is now at the University of Kent, researching the Irish landed class and the British army. He has published several articles on military history and in 2007 edited Oliver Nugent's Great War papers for the Army Records Society.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Oliver Nugent's Papers
- Glossary
- 1. Imperial Warrior: The Nugents, the Irish gentry and the British army, 1860-1900
- 2. Conflicted Soldier: Defending Cavan and protecting Hull, 1901-April 1915
- 3. Learning the Ropes: Integrating the New Armies, May-August 1915
- 4. Divisional Commander: Politics and professionalism in the Ulster Division, September 1915-June 1916
- 5. Sacrifice on the Somme: Operational failure, reputational triumph, July 1916
- 6. Manpower and Politics: Recruitment and trench warfare, August 1916-March 1917
- 7. Wearing Out: The Irish Divisions, attrition and the limits of partnership, April-August 1917
- 8. New Ways of War: Cambrai and the birth of military modernity, September 1917-February 1918
- 9. Kaiserschlacht: The German spring offensive and the crisis in command, March-May 1918
- 10. Staying On: India, Ireland and the crisis of empire, June 1918-May 1926
- 11. Conclusion
- Annex A: Order of Battle
- Bibliography
- Index
