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The Battles of the British Expeditionary Forces, 1914-1915 Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Fred R. van Hartesveldt
Book Code: GR0625
ISBN: 0-313-30625-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30625-9
204 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2005
List Price: $88.95 (UK Sterling Price: £49.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Bibliographies of Battles and Leaders
Series Number: 25
Reviews:
  • [A] masterly work ... The index to this book is one of the most useful and comprehensive that I have ever seen and is almost a research tool in it's own right. A wonderful book...
    —The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society     February 2006
  • [A]ny serious scholar commencing a study of British or Canadian experiences on the Western Front in 1914-1915 will find this volume to be a gold mine of useful and often obscure forces.
    —The Journal of Military History     January 2007
  • According to Hartesveldt, the British Expeditionary Force played a significant role in the first eighteen months of World War I....[h]e provides a historiographical essay describing the major debates of historians about the B.E.F. during this period and highlighting references to the more important scholarly contribution to the debate. He then presents an annotated bibliography, presented in standard format, intended to cover all significant studies on the B.E.F. during the opening months of the war.
    —Reference & Research Book News     February 2006
Description: In this valuable resource, over 1,000 annotated sources from Great Britain, France, and Germany offer a historiographical reference for study of the British army at the beginning and in the first battles of World War I. Unique to this bibliography is the comprehensive coverage of sources, and it results in a more complete picture of the circumstances of activities of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Sources include coverage of the BEF's military role, as well as background information about domestic military considerations and Allied and enemy efforts. This volume will support researchers and students in their efforts to find out what the Expeditionary Force's contributions were in World War I, and for expanding their knowledge of the Great War and British military history. The volume includes four chapters of historiographical essays discussings the interpretations and controversies that surround the performance and leadership of the BEF in 1914-1915. The essays direct readers to the major sources that support various ideas and indicate gaps in the historiography of the subject. Following the historiographical essays is an annotated bibliography of more than 1,000 sources that are relevant to the study of the BEF.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Historiography
  • Introduction
  • The Battles of 1914
  • The Battles of 1915
  • Generalship
  • Annotated Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2005009812
LCC Class: D522
Dewey Class: 016
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