Coalition Strategy and the End of the First World War: The Supreme War Council and War Planning, 1917-1918

ISBN-13: 9781108475303 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 292 str.

Meighen McCrae

Opis

This exploration of Allied war plans for 1918–1919 uncovers how the Supreme War Council became a successful mechanism for coalition war.

Recenzje

'… McCrae … takes her doctorate forward into an important and detailed study of the development of coalition strategy in 1918-19 and notably in terms of the workings of the Supreme War Council …' Jeremy Black, History Australia

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The Supreme War Council; 2. Offensive action in the Balkans?; 3. Eliminate the Ottoman Empire?; 4. Maintaining the Italians – the role of the Italian theatre in creating an Allied strategy; 5. The role of the Franco-Belgian front in determining an Allied policy for 1919; 6. Building a bridge to France: the role of resources in creating an Allied strategy for 1919; Conclusions.