Communications and British operations on the Western Front, 1914-1918 / Brian N. Hall, University of Salford.

• This is an important new study examining the military operations of the British Expeditionary Force in 1914-18 through the lens of its communications system. Brian Hall charts how new communications technology such as wireless, telephone and telegraph were used alongside visual signalling, carrier pigeons and runners as the British army struggled to develop a communication system adequate enough to wage modern warfare. He reveals how tenuous communications added to the difficulties of command and control during the war's early years, and examines their role during the major battles of the Somme, Arras, Ypres and Cambrai. It was only in 1918 that the British army would finally develop a flexible and sophisticated communications system capable of effectively coordinating infantry, artillery, tanks and aeroplanes. This is a major contribution to our understanding of British military operations during the First World War, the learning processes of armies and the revolution in military affairs. 

Ämnesord

Militära operationer  (sao)

Kommunikation  (sao)

World War, 1914-1918  -- Campaigns -- Western Front. (LCSH)

World War, 1914-1918  -- Communications. (LCSH)

Communications, Military.  (fast (OCoLC)fst00870348)

Military campaigns.  (fast (OCoLC)fst01710190)

Armed Forces  -- Communication systems. (fast (OCoLC)fst00814595)

Communication  (LCSH)

Campaigns  (LCSH)

Västfronten (Andra världskriget 1939-1945)  (sao)

Storbritannien  (sao)

Western Front (World War (1914-1918))  (fast (OCoLC)fst01900003)

1900-1999  (fast)

Genre

History.  (fast)

Institutionsnamn

Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force.

Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918.

Great Britain. Army -- Communication systems -- History -- 20th century.

Great Britain. Army.

Great Britain. Army. British Expeditionary Force.

Konferensnamn

World War (1914-1918)

Klassifikation

D546 (LCC)

940.4144 (DDC)

K.51b (kssb/8 (machine generated))