War Studies Seminar at the University of Birmingham – Dr John Bourne
The next War Studies Seminar at the Centre for War Studies, University of Birmingham is: Dr John Bourne University of Birmingham ‘The BEF on 29 September 1918’ The event will […]
Tag Archives: British Expeditionary Force
TOC – War in History, Vol. 19, No. 4
Here is the Table of Contents for the latest edition of War in History that features a number of interesting articles. Matthew Neufeld, ‘The Framework of Casualty Care during the […]
Book Review – British Army Handbook, 1914-1918
Andrew Rawson, British Army Handbook, 1914-1918. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2006. 376 pp. £25 Considering the high level of both popular and academic interest in the First World War, it is […]
Book Review – The German Army at Passchendaele
Jack Sheldon, The German Army at Passchendaele. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2007. 336 pp. On 16 August 1917 three brigades of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) where tasked as […]
Vanishing Battalions: The Nature, Impact and Implications of British Infantry Reorganisation prior to the German Spring Offensives of 1918
Here is another abstract from our forthcoming book. ————————————————————————————————————————— Disputes concerning the structure of the British Armies in France (BAF),[1] alongside a concomitant disagreement over manpower provision, rumbled on during […]
“Hopeless Inefficiency”? The Operational Performance and Transformation of Brigade Staff, 1916-1918
Another abstract from our forthcoming book. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— In his wartime memoir, Captain Gerald Burgoyne declared that the red tabs of the staff were ‘the insignia of hopeless inefficiency’. The performance […]
The Thin Khaki Line: The Evolution of Infantry Attack Formations in the British Army 1899-1914
The transformation of British infantry between 1899 and 1914 was one of the most striking developments in an era of British Army reform. However, while the high quality of the […]
‘A Contemptible Little Army’ The BEF in 1914
Centre for War Studies Public Programme The Autumn Day School Saturday, 12 November 2011 ‘A Contemptible Little Army’ The BEF in 1914 The British Official Historian Sir James Edmonds described […]
