Whittingham Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-57179-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Reihe: Cambridge Military Histories

Daniel Whittingham presents the first full-length study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell (1859–1928). It tells the story of his life, which included service in military intelligence, the South African War, and on the General Staff before and during the First World War. It also presents the first comprehensive analysis of his writing: from his well-known books Small Wars (1896) and Military Operations and Maritime Preponderance (1905), to a host of other books and articles that are presented here for the first time. Through a study of Callwell's life and works, this book offers a new perspective on the nature and study of military history, the character of British strategy, and on the army to which he belonged.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Whittingham, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Charles E. Callwell and British strategy; 2. Callwell's early career; 3. 'An art by itself': Charles E. Callwell and small wars; 4. 'Another page in the history of tactics': Charles E. Callwell and the South African war; 5. Khaki-clad maritime theorist: Charles E. Callwell and amphibious warfare; 6. 'I did my best to throw cold water on the scheme as a whole': Charles E. Callwell and the Dardanelles; 7. Not 'one of that band of dug-outs who became dug-ins': Charles E. Callwell, the war and retirement, 1914–28; 8. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Whittingham, Daniel
Daniel Whittingham is Lecturer in the History of Warfare and Conflict at the University of Birmingham. He is a Councillor of the Army Records Society and International Secretary of the British Commission for Military History.