The Role of British Strategy in the Great War [Paperback]

This book contains several lectures delivered in 1936 examining the role of British strategy in the First World War.This book contains several lectures delivered in 1936 examining the role of British strategy in the First World War. Chapters consider such themes as the British tradition in continental coalitions, lost opportunities and the war of attrition, and significant points of struggle and achievement during the war's last phase.This book contains several lectures delivered in 1936 examining the role of British strategy in the First World War. Chapters consider such themes as the British tradition in continental coalitions, lost opportunities and the war of attrition, and significant points of struggle and achievement during the war's last phase.This small book by C. R. M. F. Cruttwell contains several lectures delivered in 1936 for the Lees-Knowles Foundation, at Trinity College, Cambridge. Divided into five chapters, the volume examines the role of British strategy in the First World War, considering such themes as the British tradition in continental coalitions, lost opportunities and the war of attrition, and significant points of struggle and achievement during the last phase of the war.Preface; 1. The British tradition in continental coalitions; 2. Lost opportunities and the war of attrition; 3. Bearing the burden and heat of the day; 4. The last phase; 5. Conclusion.