Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Conclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2019
Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter argues that we can use Callwell’s life and work as a lens to shine a light on important issues, such as the idea of a ‘British way in warfare’, the conduct of colonial warfare, and British strategy before and during the First World War. Studying Callwell tells us much about the man himself, but also about the times in which he lived and the army of which he was a part.
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- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare , pp. 240 - 248Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020