The Supreme Command 1914-1918. Volume 1
1961rif. 435832London : Allen and Unwin 1961. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: xiv 435 pages; illustrations 24 cm. Contents: Volume 1. The Committee of Imperial Defence. The renaissance of the fleet -- Naval reorganization -- Coast defences -- Naval strategy and co-ordination -- The committee of imperial defence -- Policy -- Grand strategy -- Economic pressure -- The declaration of London -- Supplies -- Miscellaneous precautions -- The war-book -- Empire co-operation -- General view of our defensive preparations -- 1914 -- The Cabinet. The outbreak of war -- The march of events -- The cabinet and the western front -- Antwerp -- Home defence -- Breakdown of the old cabinet system -- The Cabinets: names of Chief Ministers -- The War Council. The war council at work -- The general situation January 1915 -- Towards a policy -- The policy of the war council -- Military forces for the Dardanelles -- Political and naval set-backs -- Disillusionment -- The end of the liberal government -- A retrospect -- The Dardanelles Committee. Coalition -- Reinforcements for Gallipoli -- The supreme command among allies -- Belligerent rights -- The freedom of the seas -- A visit to the Dardanelles -- Suvla -- After Suvla -- The origin of the Balkan campaign -- The end of the Dardanelles Committee. Subjects: Great Britain. Committee of Imperial Defence. Great Britain. War Cabinet. 1914-1918. London : Allen and Unwin hardcover
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