Join Books.org — it's free

20th Century British History - General & Miscellaneous, World War I - General & Miscellaneous, British Armed Forces - General & Miscellaneous, Military - Strategy, Great Britain - Army, General & Miscellaneous Armed Forces, Allies - World War I, Leadershi
Leadership In The Trenches by G. D. Sheffield β€” book cover

Leadership In The Trenches

by G. D. Sheffield, Peter Simkins
Available on Bookshop Write a review

Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.

Log in to track your reading progress.

Overview

Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by major mutiny during the First World War? Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, G.D. Sheffield seeks to answer this question by examining a crucial but previously neglected factor in the maintenance of the British army's morale in the First World War: the relationship between the regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.

Synopsis

Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by major mutiny during the First World War? Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, G.D. Sheffield seeks to answer this question by examining a crucial but previously neglected factor in the maintenance of the British army's morale in the First World War: the relationship between the regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.

Journal of Military History

Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it.

About the Author, G. D. Sheffield

G. D. Sheffield is with the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet. Log in to write one.

Editorials

Journal of Military History

Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it.

Journal of Military History

Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it.

Booknews

Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, Sheffield (joint services command and staff, King's College, London) examines the relationship between the ordinary soldier and his commanding officer in WWI, beginning with the history of this relationship before the war, the influences and training of officers, and every aspect of the officer-man relationship--discipline, social, morale, the officer's perspective and the perspective of the other ranks. This relationship, in Sheffield's view, is behind the remarkable fact that the British army was virtually untouched by major mutiny during WWI despite the appalling conditions soldiers had to suffer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
October 1, 2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
296
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312226404

More by G. D. Sheffield

Similar books