The British Army's Tactical Development 1916 - 1918 Storm of Steel Military History
Beginning in 1916 the British Army went through a revolution of tactical development, allowing for battlefield units to fight better during the First World War. This video examines that development and shows how the platoon changed due to the lessons learned on the Somme.
Selected Sources (with Amazon Affiliate links)
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Lee, J. ‘Some Lessons of the Somme: the British infantry in 1917’ in Bond, B. et al, ‘Look To Your Front’: Studies in the First World War by The British Commission for Military History (Staplehurst: Spellmont Ltd., 1999)
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Lee, J. ‘Command and Control in Battle: British Divisions on the Menin Road Ridge, 20 September 1917’ in Gary Sheffield & Dan Todman, ed., Command and Control on the Western Front: The British Army’s Experience 1914-18 (Stroud: Spellmount Ltd., 2007 [2004])
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