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Rewriting the First World War

Lloyd George, Politics and Strategy 1914-1918

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 1-9

  3. Writing the War Memoirs 1931–36

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 10-25

  4. ‘Pandemonium let Loose’: The Outbreak of War 1914

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 26-40

  5. Strategic Dilemmas: 1914–15

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 41-59

  6. Munitions 1914–16

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 60-77

  7. ‘To a Knock-Out’: War Office and Political Crisis 1916

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 78-98

  8. The Nivelle Offensive 1917

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 99-119

  9. ‘The Campaign of the Mud’: Third Ypres 1917

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 120-151

  10. The Western Front in 1918

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 152-178

  11. Russia: War and Revolution 1914–18

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 179-194

  12. Conclusion

    • Andrew Suttie
    Pages 195-203

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 204-282
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About this book

This book assesses Lloyd George's attempt to shape the history of 1914-18 through his War Memoirs. His account of the British conduct of the war focused on the generals' incompetence, their obsession with the Western Front, and their refusal to consider alternatives to the costly trench warfare in France and Belgium. Yet as War Minister and Prime Minister Lloyd George presided over the bloody offensives of 1916-17, and had earlier taken a leading role in mobilising industrial resources to provide the weapons which made them possible. Rewriting the First World War examines how Lloyd George addressed this paradox.

About the author

ANDREW SUTTIE has taught politics and history at universities in Melbourne and Canberra, Australia, and is currently a public servant living in Melbourne.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rewriting the First World War

  • Book Subtitle: Lloyd George, Politics and Strategy 1914-1918

  • Authors: Andrew Suttie

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230505599

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-9119-5Published: 16 December 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54262-8Published: 01 January 2005

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-50559-9Published: 16 December 2005

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 285

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Modern History, History of Military

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