ABSTRACT

This book illustrates the relationship between British military policy and the development of British war aims during the opening years of the First World War. Basing his work on a wide range of unpublished documentary sources, David French reassesses for the benefit of students and scholars alike what was meant by ‘a war of attrition’.

chapter 2|22 pages

Maritime Operations, August–October 1914

chapter 10|19 pages

Verdun to the Somme, February to June 1916

chapter 13|6 pages

Conclusion Victory or Bankruptcy?