The idea of a learning process has become broadly accepted among military historians of the First World War, but explanations for how and why this occurred remain limited. This thesis uses a number of different disciplines alongside more orthodox historical analysis of what the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) did at the divisional level to learn the lessons from combat in an uncompromising operational environment. At the beginning of 1916 the BEF was predominantly a citizen army lacking experience. This marked a low-point in the BEF's fighting capabilities. This thesis charts the development from 1916 to the Armistice in 1918 using the British 32nd Division as a case study. The division participated in a number of major operations includi...
On 25 October 1916, a battalion of the 4th Canadian Division suffered a stinging repulse in a poorly...
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the 51st (Highland) division over the course of the First Worl...
Casualties during the First World War were far higher than had been anticipated in pre-war planning....
A thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton f...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, is geographically narro...
This is a study of the British 8th Infantry Division on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. It ...
This MPhil thesis is a case study of the British 21st Infantry Division on the Western Front during ...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for ...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, isgeographically narrow...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, isgeographically narrow...
Learning is critical to battlefield success. \(Ceteris\) \(paribus\), victory becomes more likely wh...
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the 51st (Highland) division over the course of the First Worl...
The Battle of the Sambre was the last large-scale set-piece battle of the Great War. The German army...
Thesis submitted for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy by the University of Wolverham...
This thesis seeks to investigate the role of the divisional commander in the United States Army in W...
On 25 October 1916, a battalion of the 4th Canadian Division suffered a stinging repulse in a poorly...
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the 51st (Highland) division over the course of the First Worl...
Casualties during the First World War were far higher than had been anticipated in pre-war planning....
A thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton f...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, is geographically narro...
This is a study of the British 8th Infantry Division on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918. It ...
This MPhil thesis is a case study of the British 21st Infantry Division on the Western Front during ...
A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for ...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, isgeographically narrow...
The historiography on the conduct of British military operations, 1914-1918, isgeographically narrow...
Learning is critical to battlefield success. \(Ceteris\) \(paribus\), victory becomes more likely wh...
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the 51st (Highland) division over the course of the First Worl...
The Battle of the Sambre was the last large-scale set-piece battle of the Great War. The German army...
Thesis submitted for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy by the University of Wolverham...
This thesis seeks to investigate the role of the divisional commander in the United States Army in W...
On 25 October 1916, a battalion of the 4th Canadian Division suffered a stinging repulse in a poorly...
The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the 51st (Highland) division over the course of the First Worl...
Casualties during the First World War were far higher than had been anticipated in pre-war planning....