Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914–1918

Brian N. Hall

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Brian N. Hall, University of Salford

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: July 2017
Print publication year:: 2017
Online ISBN:: 9781316771747
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316771747

Series:: Cambridge Military Histories
Subjects:: Twentieth Century British History, Regional and World History: General Interest, Military History, History

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This is an important new study examining the military operations of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914–18 through the lens of its communications system. Brian Hall charts how new communications technology such as wireless, telephone and telegraph were used alongside visual signalling, carrier pigeons and runners as the British army struggled to develop a communication system adequate enough to wage modern warfare. He reveals how tenuous communications added to the difficulties of command and control during the war's early years, and examines their role during the major battles of the Somme, Arras, Ypres and Cambrai. It was only in 1918 that the British army would finally develop a flexible and sophisticated communications system capable of effectively coordinating infantry, artillery, tanks and aeroplanes. This is a major contribution to our understanding of British military operations during the First World War, the learning processes of armies and the revolution in military affairs.

Winner, 2018 Whitfield Prize, Royal Historical Society

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Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914–1918
pp i-i

Cambridge Military Histories - Series page
pp ii-ii

Communications and British Operations on the Western Front, 1914–1918 - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-vii

Plates
pp viii-ix

Figures
pp x-x

Tables
pp xi-xi

Acknowledgements
pp xii-xiv

Abbreviations
pp xv-xvii

Maps
pp xviii-xviii

Introduction
pp 1-21

1 - Organisation
pp 22-53

2 - Personnel, Recruitment and Training
pp 54-87

3 - Means of Communication
pp 88-117

4 - 1914–1915
pp 118-154

5 - 1916
pp 155-196

6 - 1917
pp 197-241

7 - 1918
pp 242-297

Conclusion
pp 298-307

Appendices
pp 308-311

Appendix 1 - AD Signals, BEF, 1916–19181
pp 308-309

Appendix 2 - Principal Wireless Sets in the BEF, 1914–19181
pp 310-311

Bibliography
pp 312-338

Index
pp 339-344

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