1917: Beyond the Western Front
Published on 31. January 2009
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978-90-474-2470-3 (ISBN)
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All those interested in modern international history, the history of war, and the First World War.
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Ian F.W. Beckett is Professor of History at the University of Northampton. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he is also Chairman of the Army records Society. His many publications include 'The Great War' (2nd edn, 2007) and 'The First World War: The Essential Guide to Sources in the UK National Archives' (2002).
Content
List of Contributors .. vii
Introduction .. ix
Ian F. W. Beckett
Planning for the Endgame: The Central Powers, September 1916-April 1917 .. 1
Lawrence Sondhaus
Generalship and Mass Surrender during the Italian Defeat at Caporetto .. 25
Vanda Wilcox
'Weary Waiting is Hard Indeed': The Grand Fleet after Jutland .. 47
Nick Hewitt
Counting Unrest: Physical Manifestations of Unrest and Their Relationship to Admiralty Perception .. 71
Laura Rowe
Climax in the Baltic: The German Maritime Offensive in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917 .. 97
Eric Grove
Command, Strategy and the Battle for Palestine, 1917 .. 113
Matthew Hughes
The Army in India in Mesopotamia from 1916 to 1918: Tactics, Technology and Logistics Reconsidered .. 131
Kaushik Roy
War Comes to the Fields: Sacrifi ce, Localism and Ploughing Up the English Countryside in 1917 .. 159
Keith Grieves
Index .. 177
Introduction .. ix
Ian F. W. Beckett
Planning for the Endgame: The Central Powers, September 1916-April 1917 .. 1
Lawrence Sondhaus
Generalship and Mass Surrender during the Italian Defeat at Caporetto .. 25
Vanda Wilcox
'Weary Waiting is Hard Indeed': The Grand Fleet after Jutland .. 47
Nick Hewitt
Counting Unrest: Physical Manifestations of Unrest and Their Relationship to Admiralty Perception .. 71
Laura Rowe
Climax in the Baltic: The German Maritime Offensive in the Gulf of Riga in October 1917 .. 97
Eric Grove
Command, Strategy and the Battle for Palestine, 1917 .. 113
Matthew Hughes
The Army in India in Mesopotamia from 1916 to 1918: Tactics, Technology and Logistics Reconsidered .. 131
Kaushik Roy
War Comes to the Fields: Sacrifi ce, Localism and Ploughing Up the English Countryside in 1917 .. 159
Keith Grieves
Index .. 177