The Supreme Command, 1914-1918 (Routledge Revivals) Volume II [Paperback]

Lord Hankey (1877-1963) was a British civil servant and the first Cabinet Secretary, a top aide to Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the War Cabinet that directed Britain in World War One. Mostly derived from the authors diaries, which began in March 1915, this study describes how Lord Hankey contributed to the development of the British system of Cabinet Government during the war years. First published in 1961, the two-volume collection is a history of the Supreme Command of the War; the conduct of the war, the development of the Supreme Command from Balfour to Lloyd George, and the emergence of the Cabinet Secretariat from the Secretariat of the War Cabinet. It contains intimate glimpses of the statesmen, sailors and soldiers who guided affairs towards 1918. This is a fascinating first-hand examination of the people who influenced the conduct of the war, and will be of particular value to students interested in its diplomatic history.

Part V: The War Committee 41. Reorganization of the Supreme Command 42. Developments in the Allied Supreme Command 43. The Evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula 44. The Beginning of the War of Attrition 45. National Military Services 46. Peace Kites 47. Italy 48. The War at Sea. U-Boat Warfare  Jutland 49. Preparation for the Western Offensive  Tanks 50. The Death of Lord Kitchener 51. The Summer Offensive, 1916 52. The Dardanelles and Mesopotamia Commissions 53. New Allies 54. Organization of the Supreme Command at the end of 1916 55. The Fall of the First Coalition Government; Part VI: The War Cabinet and Imperial War Cabinet56. Dictatorship in Commission 57. The Secretariat 58. Problems of the War Cabinet 59. War Aims, Policy and Plans for 1917 60. General Nivelle 61. The Submarine Problem 62. The Convoy System 63. Changes at the Admiralty 64. The Imperial War Cabinet, 1917 65. Strain 66. The War Policy Committee, 1917 67. The Battle of Flanders; Part VII: The Supreme War Council ló!