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Title: Surprising Analysis of British Leadership in WWI
Review: The British Army and especially its officer corp during World War I has been characterized in book and film as being obstinate and even stupid, unwilling to learn and incapable of understanding the new dynamics of the battlefield.To cope with the static trench warfare, the British had developed tanks, while the Germans had developed their 'stormtrooper' tactics.While it is certainly true that the dynamics of the battlefield had changed, in truth so had the British generals. By early 1917 the BEF had developed a new tactical system based on fire and movement much like that of the stormtroopers, and which was to continue to be the basis for infantry assaults until today.This book brings together a series of articles by a range of writers to analyze what the British did during the war. It shines a whole new light on British leadership.
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