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Leadership in the Trenches

Officer-Man Relations, Morale and Discipline in the British Army in the Era of the First World War

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  1. G. D. Sheffield

    1. King’s College, London, UK
      Joint Services Command Staff College, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. Officer-Man Relations and Discipline in the Regular Army, 1902–14

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    Pages 1-12

  3. The Prewar Army: the Auxiliary Forces and Debates on Discipline

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    Pages 13-28

  4. The British Officer Corps, 1914–18

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    Pages 29-40

  5. British Military Leadership, 1914–18: Influences and Training

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    Pages 41-60

  6. Officer-Man Relations: the Disciplinary and Social Context

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    Pages 61-78

  7. Officer-Man Relations: the Officer’s Perspective

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    Pages 79-102

  8. Officer-Man Relations: the Other Ranks’ Perspective

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    Pages 103-134

  9. Officer-Man Relations: Morale and Discipline

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    Pages 135-164

  10. Comparisons

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    Pages 165-177

  11. Conclusion

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    Pages 178-179

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 180-270
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Why, despite the appalling conditions in the trenches of the Western Front, was the British army almost untouched by major mutiny during the First World War? Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, G. D. Sheffield seeks to answer this question by examining a crucial but previously neglected factor in the maintenance of the British army's morale in the First World War: the relationship between the regimental officer and the ordinary soldier.

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"...Sheffield's study is impressive for its scholarship, and always presented with verve and interest" - Albion, Tim Travers

"Anyone interested in any aspect of military history can read this work with profit, any specialist in the First World War must study it." - Journal of Military History

Authors and Affiliations

  • King’s College, London, UK

    G. D. Sheffield

  • Joint Services Command Staff College, UK

    G. D. Sheffield

About the author

G. D. Sheffield is with the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.

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