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Unfailing Gallantry - 8th (Regular) Division in the Great War 1914-1919 (Hardcover)
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Unfailing Gallantry - 8th (Regular) Division in the Great War 1914-1919 (Hardcover)
Series: Wolverhampton Military Studies
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Recent years have seen an increasingly sophisticated debate take
place with regard to the armies on the Western Front during the
Great War. Some argue that the British and Imperial armies
underwent a `learning curve' coupled with an increasingly lavish
supply of munitions, which meant that during the last three months
of fighting the BEF was able to defeat the German Army as its
ability to conduct operations was faster than the enemy's ability
to react. This book argues that 8th Division, a war-raised
formation made up of units recalled from overseas, became a much
more effective and sophisticated organisation by the war's end. It
further argues that the formation did not use one solution to
problems but adopted a sophisticated approach dependent on the
tactical situation. This is supported by using original sources
including war diaries, after-action reports and the post-war
correspondence with the British official historian. From its first
acquaintance with the peculiar nature of trench-warfare following
its arrival in France in late 1914, 8th Division undertook a series
of operations that attempted to break the deadlock. Incorrect
lessons were learnt, culminating in failure on the Somme in 1916.
The Division became ineffective and required rejuvenation. This was
accomplished by a new command team. Involvement in the semi-open
warfare during the advance to the Hindenburg Line reinforced the
efficiency of the Division. Thus, despite enduring torrid fighting
at 3rd Ypres and during the German Spring offensives of 1918, by
the `advance to victory' of late 1918, 8th Division was able to
operate at a tempo far higher than it had achieved before. Unique
selling points: first examination of the Division since the 1920's;
gives the background to works such as `General Jack's Diary' and
Sir John Baynes' book `Morale'; shows that not all troops marched
in lines on 1st July 1916; use of new tactics, especially in
1917-18, e.g `neutralisation' not `destruction'.
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