Issued by the General Staff: doctrine writing at British GHQ, 1917-1918

Beach, J. (2012) Issued by the General Staff: doctrine writing at British GHQ, 1917-1918. War in History. 19(4), pp. 464-491. 0968-3445.

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Item Type:	Article
Abstract:	This article exploits the previously unused private papers of the General Headquarters doctrine writers to examine the process by which the British Expeditionary Force’s combat doctrine was produced and the influences upon it. It also reveals SS.198, a hitherto unknown manual from the autumn of 1917, which illustrates Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig’s influence upon doctrine writing at the time of the controversial Third Ypres offensive. It concludes that the doctrinal process raises serious questions about the notion of a consistent ‘learning curve’ within the BEF
Uncontrolled Keywords:	British Army, First World War, doctrine, Lord Gorell, Edward Grigg, Cuthbert Headlam
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D501 World War I (1914-1918) U Military Science > UA Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation > UA647 Great Britain U Military Science > U1 Military science (General) > U150 Military planning
Creators:	Beach, Jim
Publisher:	SAGE
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:	University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > History
Date:	November 2012
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 464-491
Journal or Publication Title:	War in History
Volume:	19
Number:	4
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344512455971
ISSN:	0968-3445
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	Publisher
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5463

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