1st Edition
The Plans of War The General Staff and British Military Strategy c. 1900-1916
By John Gooch
Copyright 1974
364 Pages
by
Routledge
380 Pages
by
Routledge
364 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book’s contribution to the discussion on the origin’s of the First World War is a pioneering study of both the British General Staff and the evolution of military strategy in the period immediately prior to the war. It describes the development of the General Staff, Britain’s agency for strategic planning, and goes on to give an account of its role in devising strategy. Problems are examined... Read more
1. Army and Empire 2. The Triumph of Lord Esher 3. Division and Debate 4. The Machine Constructed 5. The Imperial Deisgn 6. Strategic Reorientation 7. India 8. Egypt 9. France and Germany 10. Democracy at War
Biography
John Gooch
