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Conciliation of Construction Industry Disputes describes
Conciliation as it has evolved and been practised in Ireland for
the past 25 years and provides readers with practical guidance on
this Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) method. Conciliation
combines advantages of both mediation and adjudication and has been
very widely practiced in Ireland over the last 25 years. It is low
cost, quick and has been hugely successful. It continues to be the
most used and preferred method of resolution of disputes in Irish
construction contracts despite the introduction of statutory
adjudication. The book includes a comparison of the various methods
of ADR and will assess how Conciliation fits into them, noting the
pros and cons of each. Conciliation is described in detail and the
reasons for its success are analysed. This book provides
comprehensive guidance on how conciliation should be conducted to
maximise its chance of being successful. Drawing on his wide
experience of resolving disputes by conciliation, Brian Bond
illustrates the problems which can be encountered and how they may
be overcome. This book will be useful reading for all involved in
construction contracts, construction managers, lawyers and legal
advisers, conciliators, those aspiring to become conciliators and
anyone looking for an alternative dispute resolution method to a
construction contracts dispute.
Some sixty years after the Far Eastern War ended, this innovative
new collection brings together five distinguished UK-based scholars
and five from Japan to reappraise their respective country's
leadership in the Malaya and Burma campaigns. This leadership is
analyzed on various levels, ranging from the grand strategic to
operational. The Japanese contributors examine the reasons for
their forces, brilliant advances in 1941-42, whereas the British
writers have to account for the disastrous defeat, characterized by
the poor leadership of senior commanders such as Bennett and
Percival. Between 1943 and 1945, the tables were turned
dramatically, so the failure of Japanese command decisions then
comes under critical scrutiny and the British have to explain how
defeat was transformed into victory. Above all, this volume should
stimulate interest in different methods and styles of military
leadership in view of the contrasting approaches of the British and
Japanese in the Second World War.
Some 60 years after the Far Eastern War ended, this innovative
collection brings together five distinguished UK-based scholars and
five from Japan to reappraise their respective countries'
leadership in the Malaya and Burma campaigns. This leadership is
analyzed on various levels, ranging from the grand strategic to
operational.
The Japanese contributors examine the reasons for their forces
brilliant advances in 1941-42, whereas the British writers have to
account for the disastrous defeat, characterized by the poor
leadership of senior commanders such as Bennett and Percival.
Between 1943 and 1945, the tables were turned dramatically, so the
failure of Japanese command decisions then comes under critical
scrutiny and the British have to explain how defeat was transformed
into victory.
Using both archival and published sources, Japanese scholars are
now in a position to reappraise their war leaders, including Tojo
and Mutaguchi, from a much more critical standpoint than was
possiblepreviously. But it was their flawed command "system,"
ultimately involving the emperor, that was most at fault.
Although certain aspects of the British campaigns have already
received saturation coverage, this book provides new perspectives
on the failures of Allied leadership in Malaya and Burma; the
morale and fighting spirit of the British forces in the heroic
struggle for Imphal and Kohima; and the all-important role of
British and US air power. Not least, General Sir William Slim's
remarkable achievement as commander of XIV Army is critically
assessed but found to be fully deserved. Above all, this volume
should stimulate interest in different methods and styles of
military leadership in viewof the contrasting approaches of the
British and Japanese in World War II.
A pioneering work in British military history, originally published
in 1972, this book is both scholarly and entertaining. Although the
book concentrates on a single institution, it illuminates a much
wider area of social and intellectual change. For the Army the
importance of the change was enormous: in 1854 there was neither a
Staff College nor a General Staff, and professional education and
training were largely despised by the officers: by 1914 the College
could justly be described as 'a school of thought' while the
officers it had trained were coming to dominate the highest posts
in Commands and on the General Staff.
Originally published in 1975, this volume filled a gap in existing
scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the
historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship
with society. These volumes include articles ranging from the
Renaissance to the era of total war.
Originally published in 1977, this volume filled a gap in existing
scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the
historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship
with society. These volumes include articles ranging from the
Renaissance to the era of total war.
A pioneering work in British military history, originally published
in 1972, this book is both scholarly and entertaining. Although the
book concentrates on a single institution, it illuminates a much
wider area of social and intellectual change. For the Army the
importance of the change was enormous: in 1854 there was neither a
Staff College nor a General Staff, and professional education and
training were largely despised by the officers: by 1914 the College
could justly be described as 'a school of thought' while the
officers it had trained were coming to dominate the highest posts
in Commands and on the General Staff.
Originally published in 1975, this volume filled a gap in existing
scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the
historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship
with society. These volumes include articles ranging from the
Renaissance to the era of total war.
Originally published in 1977, this volume filled a gap in existing
scholarship by providing a comprehensive group of essays on the
historical study of war and armed forces and their relationship
with society. These volumes include articles ranging from the
Renaissance to the era of total war.
This volume brings together a selection of Brian Bond's most
interesting contributions to books and journals on British military
history in the 20th century. They are arranged around three large
subjects: the First World War, the interwar decades, and the Second
World War with concluding reflections on the author's 'Farewell to
Arms' at the end of a distinguished career in the Department of War
Studies at King's College, London. Brief new introductions have
been written to provide background information and contexts for
each essay. ## Sir Basil Liddell Hart's name appropriately forms
part of the titles since he was the author's original inspiration
and mentor. His early career and influential publications on the
First World War are critically discussed as is his later
'partnership' with the reforming War Minister, Lesley Hore-Belisha.
Professor Bond also acknowledges his tremendous debt to his
research supervisor and 'founder' of War Studies, Sir Michael
Howard. Other essays provide fascinating examples of the author's
main interests, including the Western Front and civil-military
relations; the significance of post-1918 war memoirs; and the nadir
of the Army's fortunes between the World Wars and its performance
in France and Belgium in 1939-40. This section is complemented by
case studies of Field Marshals Gort and Ironside. ## In recent
years Professor Bond has been a leading critic of the 'Lions led by
Donkeys' school who have misrepresented and denigrated Britain's
achievement in the First World War. His target, the concluding
essay in this volume, are the historical shortcomings of the stage
and film version of "Oh! What a lovely War" - hence the inclusion
of Joan Littlewood's name in the title.
Britain's role and performance in the two World Wars continues to
generate considerable debate but the wars are rarely considered
together. Leading military historian Brian Bond here challenges the
popular view of the First World War as catastrophic and futile in
contrast to the Second World War as a well-conducted and victorious
moral crusade. He focuses on the key issues which have caused
controversy and distortion, to demonstrate how these views became
deeply rooted in popular culture in the years since 1945. These
issues range from policy and strategy, combat experience, the
attritional strategies of naval blockade and strategic bombing to
British generalship, and gains and losses in the aftermath of both
wars. He also considers the learning process of the British Army in
both world wars. He boldly concludes that in a number of important
respects Britain was more successful in the First World War than in
the Second.
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Life Simple (Paperback)
Brian Bounds; Edited by Vanessa Jeong; Seigen Yamaoka
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At the heart of all things is simplicity, and often all it takes to
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"Life Simple" is a collection of these insights, thoughtfully noted
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This original book shows that many memoirs of the Western Front are
not only literary masterpieces but are also of great value to
historians. Brian Bon examines a range of works in this neglected
genre which demonstrate the remarkable variety of combat
experiences and post-war reflections, ranging from poets like
Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon and Edmund Blunden striving to
overcome traumas; to warriors or `Fire Eaters' like Lord Reith and
Alf Pollard who enjoyed the war; and two exceptionally brave Old
Etonians, Anthony Eden and Harold Macmillan whose military
distinction proved to be an asset in their political careers. He
goes on to explore the view from the ranks (Frederic Manning and
Frank Richards); the grandeur and misery of service in the Guards;
the highly irregular career of a senior office (Brigadier-General
F.P. Crozier) and the sharply contrasting war in the air as
recorded by two distinguishing pilots. All these men were survivors
of a kind, profoundly affected by their experience of combat;
damaged physically or psychologically, and haunted by memories of
destruction, suffering and lost friends. Yet the majority remained
enthralled by the spirit of comradeship which could not be
replicated in civil war. Most of the writers featured were
discussed in the authors MA Special Subject class in the Department
of War Studies at King's College London. His hope is that this may
provide a stimulus for similar courses at other universities. This
accords with his belief that 1st World War memoirs are a seriously
neglected source whose contents are much more varied and
interesting than the stereotype of `anti war' literature suggests.
This book puts the war in the trenches and those who wrote about it
into a fresh perspective and will stimulate readers to explore for
themselves these eloquent and deeply moving classics of literature.
"In this collection of essays Brian Bond brings a lifetime's study
of the Western Front to the analysis of some of the best-known
memoirs of the campaign. Literary and military historians alike
will find the result of great value for their own studies, while
for the general reader it should help destroy many long-standing
myths, It is a worthy climax to a long and distinguished career".
Professor Sir Michael Howard.
This is the story of how a boy from a poor background benefited
from the new opportunities available in the post-1945 era to attend
a very good grammar school, gain entry to Oxford University and
eventually became a professor at a top grade university, King's
College, London. Early chapters show how hard it was to get a
foothold on the lowest rungs of the academic ladder, particularly
in a subject, military history, where there were virtually no
established positions. No matter how talented and industrious, good
fortune played a crucial role, as in so many careers, in helping
Brian Bond at a critical stage. By a remarkable coincidence, since
Brian was reading some of his books at Oxford, Basil (later Sir
Basil) Liddell Hart came to live in the village and promptly gave
him tremendous encouragements and support. Liddell Hart, at that
time probably the best known military writer in the world, provided
wonderful references which, after numerous setbacks, led to junior
academic appointment at Exeter and Liverpool universities. Equally
important Liddell Hart introduced Brian to Michael Howard (now Sir
Michael Howard OM) who was just beginning to pioneer the study of
military history-war studies at King's College, London. Michael had
a difficult time in persuading the academic establishment that this
was a respectable and very important new field of study, but in
1965 he succeeded in setting up a Department of War Studies, and in
the following year recruited Brian as a Lecturer in Military
History. Promotion was necessarily slow in a tiny department, but
Brian was eventually elevated to Reader and then Professor. The
central chapters in this personal memoir provide a frank account of
what it was like to teach military history at all levels (but
especially to MA and PhD candidates) in the late 20th century. From
the outset the students were drawn from virtually every country in
the free world and competition for entry was tough. Numbers of
staff and students increased steadily through the 1970s and 1980s,
but then there was a sudden dramatic expansion as the Department
admitted undergraduates for the first time. The range of subjects
taught also widened impressively with more emphasis placed on
contemporary Strategic Studies. But the `philosophy' inculcated by
Michael Howard; namely the disinterested study of warfare in a
broad social and political context continued to provide the
Departments teaching. On the personal level Brian Bond contrasts
successes and achievements with `bad days' in the office and the
lecture hall which will strike a chord with all fellow teachers. He
also pens a lively account of some of his overseas travels,
particularly in Canada, the United States, Pakistan and Japan as
well as attending numerous conferences in Europe. In the
penultimate chapter `Books do Furnish a Room' he describes how and
why his own books came to be written, and how they were received.
The extra theme or dimension which raises this account above the
personal is the remarkable development of military history during
Brian Bond's careers. Even in the late 1950s scarcely any military
history courses were offered in British universities, and there was
not a single department. By 2000 the picture had changed
drastically with several centres of excellence in the field and
with strong interest and support from students. Since then there
have been further positive developments which have been surveyed in
a concluding chapter entitles `The Legacy'. Since Brian retired in
2001 he has had only a marginal connection with these later trends
but has been given invaluable help in this survey from several
colleagues, especially Sir Hew Strachan and Professor Martin
Alexander. It is not for the author to assess his own contribution
to the development of military history-war studies, nor to claim
that the Department at King's College was the sole pioneer of the
new academic subject. But Brian can accurately, if immodestly,
point out that he spent thirty five years in the Department (and
participating in the wider ramifications of the subject),
contributed a substantial variety of books and other publications
and, perhaps most importantly, supervised fifty successive PhD
candidates, several of whom are now outstanding leaders in the
field.
Britain's outstanding military achievement in the First World War
has been eclipsed by literary myths. Why has the Army's role on the
Western Front been so seriously misrepresented? This 2002 book
shows how myths have become deeply rooted, particularly in the
inter-war period, in the 1960s, and in the 1990s. The outstanding
'anti-war' influences have been 'war poets', subalterns' trench
memoirs, the book and film of All Quiet on the Western Front, and
the play Journey's End. For a new generation in the 1960s the play
and film of Oh What a Lovely War had a dramatic effect, while more
recently Blackadder has been dominant. Until more recently,
historians had either reinforced the myths, or had failed to
counter them. This book follows the intense controversy from 1918
to the present, and concludes that historians are at last
permitting the First World War to be placed in proper perspective.
This is the first systematic scholarly study of the historiography
of the First World War. The First World War remains controversial
in its conduct and broader implications, and this volume explores
many issues which continue to cause debate, such as Haig's
generalship, the role of T.E. Lawrence in the Arab Revolt, and the
failure of the Dardanelles campaign. It also examines the new
approaches to the war stimulated by the fiftieth anniversaries in
the 1960s, and follows them through to contemporary concern with
the experiences of ordinary soldiers and their chroniclers. The
contributors are leading historians of the First World War. They
draw their material from a wide range of contemporary sources and
subsequent accounts, and make full use of recent research. They
provide new insights into the age-old problems of war and attitudes
to warfare. Their purpose is to demonstrate how our understanding
of war and our image of the First World War have been shaped by the
historical writing of the twentieth century.
Britain's role in the First World War has been portrayed through literature, films and plays with a marked un-historical, anti-war spirit. Deeply-rooted myths have thus become dominant and historians have either endorsed them, or have written narrowly for other specialists. As a result of the opening of official military archives and more objective study, these portrayals are now being challenged. This book traces the controversy from 1918 to the present, concluding that historians are finally permitting World War I to be placed in a more accurate perspective.
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