Experiences of a Dug-Out, 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition]
Author | : Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 835 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781786255259 |
ISBN-13 | : 1786255251 |
Rating | : 4/5 (251 Downloads) |
Download or read book Experiences of a Dug-Out, 1914-1918 [Illustrated Edition] written by Major-General Sir C. E. Callwell and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 835 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photos Major-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell KCB was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Army, who served in the artillery, as an intelligence officer, and as a staff officer and commander during the Second Boer War. As a noted strategist and well known in military circles, he was recalled [aka ‘dug-out’] to the colours during the First World War, as part of the rapid expansion of the British Army from a small regular army to the mass volunteer army. He served as Director of Operations & Intelligence during the Gallipoli campaign and also on military missions to Russia and in staff posts in the Ministry of Munitions. In this memoir he recounts his experiences as a witness to the many successes, a few of the disasters and the unstinting effort of the high command of the British War effort during the First World War.