Leadership in the Trenches

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

By: G. D. Shefield, Sheffield

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Hardcover | 25 July 2000 | Edition Number 1

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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 Drawing upon an extensive range of sources, including much previously unpublished archival material, G. D. Sheffield seeks to answer this question by examining a crucial but previously neglected factor in the maintenance of the British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

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Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xii
List of Abbreviations	p. xiv
Acknowledgements	p. xix
Introduction	p. xxi
Officer-Man Relations and Discipline in the Regular Army, 1902-14	p. 1
The Prewar Army: the Auxiliary Forces and Debates on Discipline	p. 13
The British Officer Corps, 1914-18	p. 29
British Military Leadership, 1914-18: Influences and Training	p. 41
Officer-Man Relations: the Disciplinary and Social Context	p. 61
Officer-Man Relations: the Officer's Perspective	p. 79
Officer-Man Relations: the Other Ranks' Perspective	p. 103
Officer-Man Relations: Morale and Discipline	p. 135
Comparisons	p. 165
Conclusion	p. 178
The Morale of the British Army on the Western Front, 1914-18	p. 180
British Army Conscripts	p. 182
Discipline and Continuity in Small Units	p. 184
Published Guides to Officership	p. 186
Notes	p. 188
Sources and Select Bibliography	p. 235
Index	p. 261
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Leadership in the Trenches

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