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Haig's intelligence : GHQ and the German Army, 1916-1918

Beach, Jim, 1969-

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\"Haig's Intelligence is an important new study of Douglas Haig's controversial command during the First World War. Based on extensive new research, it addresses a perennial question about the British army on the Western Front between 1916 and 1918: why did they think they were winning? Jim Beach reveals how the British perceived the German army through a study of the development of the British intelligence system, its personnel and the ways in which intelligence was gathered. He also examines how intelligence shaped strategy and operations by exploring the influence of intelligence in creating perceptions of the enemy. He shows for the first time exactly what the British knew about their opponent, when and how, and, in so doing, sheds significant new light on continuing controversies about the British army's conduct of operations in France and Belgium and the relationship between Haig and his chief intelligence officer, John Charteris.\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Press
• Subject: Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928. / Great Britain. War Office. General Staff History. / Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. / World War (1914-1918) / 1914-1918 / World War, 1914-1918 Military intelligence Great Britain. / World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Western Front. / Military campaigns. / Military intelligence. / Great Britain. / Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
• ISBN: 1107519276, 9781107519275, 9781107039612, 1107039614

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
D639.S7 B33 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE