George H. Cassar

Lloyd George at War, 1916-1918 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

'Lloyd George at War, 19161918' provides a much needed re-evaluation of this charismatic prime minister's wartime leadership. Calling on a wide range of primary sources and focussing on Lloyd George's role in the war cabinet, Cassar compellingly argues that George's reputation as the man who won the war was wholly unmerited. Instead Cassar shows that Lloyd George's heavy handed leadership was often detrimental to the Allied cause. From his wholehearted support for the disastrous Nivelle offensive, to his pursuit of a peripheral strategy that diverted troops away from the critical theatre of war on the Western Front, Cassar shows that Lloyd George consistently bucked the advice of his generals in preference for ineffectual and dangerous military strategies. Cassar's approach also differs from that of other studies of Lloyd George by adopting a thematic approach in preference to a chronological narrative, thereby allowing a closer evaluation of Lloyd George's handling of complex issues.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857288653
• Artikelnr.: 44457412

Autorenporträt

George H. Cassar is Professor of Military and Modern European History at Eastern Michigan University and a leading authority on Britain at war.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations
Maps
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Setting the Stage
Part I: The Home Front
The Search for a Manpower Policy
The Challenge of Labor
Controlling Shipping and Food
Part II: Strategy and the War
The First Attempt at a Unified Command
Facing the Submarine Menace
Prelude to Catastrophe
The Horror of Passchendaele
The Peripheral War
The Quest for a Negotiated Peace
The Creation of the Supreme War Council
The Plans for 1918
Before the Storm
Crisis on the Western Front
The Maurice Affair
The Origins of Intervention in Russia
The German Advance Halted
The Turn of the Tide
The Road to the Armistice
Conclusion
Bibliography