Lloyd George And The Generals

Author : David R. Woodward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135770723

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Lloyd George and the Generals by David R. Woodward Pdf

The frustrating stalemate on the western front with its unprecedented casualties provoked a furious debate in London between the civil and military authorities over the best way to defeat Germany. The passions aroused continued to the present day. The mercurial and dynamic David Lloyd George stood at the centre of this controversy throughout the war. His intervention in military questions and determination to redirect strategy put him at odds with the leading soldiers and admirals of his day. Professor Woodward, a student of the Great War for some four decades, explores the at times Byzantine atmosphere at Whitehall by exhaustive archival research in official and private papers. The focus is on Lloyd George and his adversaries such as Lord Kitchener, General Sir William Robertson, and Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig. The result is a fresh, compelling and detailed account of the interaction between civil and military authorities in total war.

Author : George H. Cassar
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780857283924

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Lloyd George at War, 1916-1918 by George H. Cassar Pdf

'Lloyd George at War, 1916-1918' refutes the traditional view that Lloyd George was the person most responsible for winning the Great War. Cassar's careful analysis shows that while his work on the home front was on the whole good, he was an abysmal failure as a strategist and nearly cost Britain the war.

Author : Andrew Suttie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230505599

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Rewriting the First World War by Andrew Suttie Pdf

This book assesses Lloyd George's attempt to shape the history of 1914-18 through his War Memoirs. His account of the British conduct of the war focused on the generals' incompetence, their obsession with the Western Front, and their refusal to consider alternatives to the costly trench warfare in France and Belgium. Yet as War Minister and Prime Minister Lloyd George presided over the bloody offensives of 1916-17, and had earlier taken a leading role in mobilising industrial resources to provide the weapons which made them possible. Rewriting the First World War examines how Lloyd George addressed this paradox.

Author : John Grigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015055850633

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Lloyd George by John Grigg Pdf

Lloyd George became Prime Minister at a crucial point in the history of his country. There was a threat to British naval power, the Liberal party - to which he belonged - was bitterly divided and the unrest in Ireland was a growing menace. This account reveals the extent of Lloyd George's innovations in government and their impact on traditional Britain. It also describes how he steered Britain to victory in World War II, handling the generals and politicians at home with great skill.

Author : Roy Hattersley
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780748117857

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David Lloyd George by Roy Hattersley Pdf

A Welshman among the English, a nonconformist among Anglicans and a self-made man in the patrician corridors of power, David Lloyd George, the last Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain, was the founding father of the Welfare State and was as great a peacetime leader as Churchill was in war. In this fascinating biography of an authentic radical, Roy Hattersley charts the great reforms - the first old age pension, sick pay and unemployment benefit - of which Lloyd George was architect, and also sheds light on the complexities of a man who was both a tireless champion of the poor, and a restless philanderer who was addicted to living dangerously.

Author : Stephen Cliffe
Publisher : Fonthill Media
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George by Stephen Cliffe Pdf

Would it have been possible for the First World War to be avoided? Steve Cliffe, author of Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George: First World Warlords, believes so as did David Lloyd George, Britain’s wartime prime minister. In a bloody act of annihilation that killed over half a million young British men, George was one of three powerful personalities who indelibly stamped their authority and influence on the conduct and final outcome of ‘the war to end all wars’. Of the other two, Winston Churchill became better known for his role in the Second World War, and Lord Kitchener was arguably the greatest instigator of Britain’s war effort. With his image stamped on the iconic ‘Your country needs you’ enlistment poster during the war, Kitchener exerted tremendous influence on both politicians and a lost generation of British youth. Those who start wars seldom finish them, and Kitchener, tragically, was no exception to this grim rule. Illustrations: 40 black-and-white photographs

Author : David Lloyd George
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 1037 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789120424

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War Memoirs of David Lloyd George by David Lloyd George Pdf

A personal account of World War I events, as told from the perspective of David Lloyd George, former Chancellor of the Exchequer (1908-1915), Minister of Munitions (1915-1916), Secretary of State of War (1916) and, towards war end, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1916-1922). “Mr. Lloyd George’s War Memoirs constitute a record of unfading historic interest....No one who wishes to be well informed about the Great War should fail to study them.”—Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill

Author : David French
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1995-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780191590740

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The Strategy of the Lloyd George Coalition, 1916-1918 by David French Pdf

The popular image of the First World War is dominated by two misconceptions. The first holds that the war was an exercise in futility in which incompetent upper class generals callously sacrificed an entire generation of young men to no good purpose. The second holds that the debate about British strategic policy during the First World War was a gladiatorial contest between `brass hats' (generals), and `frock coats' (politicians). Historians, denied access for too long to the contemporary records of the private deliberations of policy-makers, had been forced to follow both interpretations. David French challenges this orthodoxy and suggests that the policy-makers were united in trying to relate strategic policy to a carefully considered set of war aims. His challenging conclusion is that the policy-makers never lost sight of their goal, which was to ensure that Britain fought the war at an acceptable cost and emerged from it with its security enhanced against both its enemies and its allies.

Author : David Lloyd George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : NWU:35556025298217

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War Memoirs of David Lloyd George by David Lloyd George Pdf

Author : John Grigg
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0571277497

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Lloyd George by John Grigg Pdf

John Grigg's four volume life of Lloyd George is one of the great political biographies. This, the final volume, opens with Lloyd George's succession to the Premiership in December 1916, when Britain faced starvation and defeat through the German U-boat campaign, its allies France, Russia and Italy were tottering, the Liberal Party was bitterly divided and unrest in Ireland was growing. Worst of all, military chiefs regarded themselves as at least the equals of the government. To resolve these crises required ruthlessness, political genius and leadership of the highest order. In this thrilling book we see one of Britain's most resourceful Prime Ministers in brilliant action, steering his country to victory.It is a tragedy John Grigg didn't live to complete his magnum opus but what exists is a masterpiece. Faber Finds is reissuing the four volumes: The Young Lloyd George, Lloyd George: The People's Champion 1902-1911, Lloyd George: From Peace to War 1912-1916, Lloyd George: War Leader 1916-1918.'With the volume, Grigg crowns the edifice of one of the great biographies of our time.'Anthony Howard - Sunday Times'A fitting climax to a path-breaking study.'John Campbell, Independent, Books of the Year'Superb... the fullest account we shall ever have of Lloyd George's career as a wartime Prime Minister. It is a fascinating story and is told with panache, vigour, clarity and impartiality by a great biographer... brings out as never before the brilliance of Lloyd George's finest hour.'Robert Blake, Evening Standard'A major publishing event... Grigg mingles factual precision, high-interest value and judgements which are mostly as wise as they are forthright.'Roy Jenkins, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year'Gripping... essential... This wonderful biography, clear and authoritative, every page a lesson in how to write narrative history, well up to its preceding volumes, recreates both a time of acute national danger and an extraordinary man.'Max Egremont, Financial Times

Author : David R. Woodward
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0813190843

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Trial by Friendship by David R. Woodward Pdf

"Before a friendship formed between the United States and Great Britain during World War I, Americans maintained a neutral stance toward European affairs. Although both British Prime Minister David Lloyd George and American General John J. Pershing were reluctant to join forces in WWI, their countries' mutual dependence on one another for military and political power created a lifetime alliance. While Wilson and Pershing sought to secure control over postwar negotiations, Lloyd George desired to limit the number of casualties without restricting imperialist action along the western front." "Anglo-American relations were on trial during the war as national leaders dealt with conflicting goals of maintaining security through alliance and emphasizing pride through independence. In Trial By Friendship, David R. Woodward analyzes American and European motivations, offering a detailed interpretation of military operations in Western Europe."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : John Grigg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015011875807

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Lloyd George by John Grigg Pdf

Author : David Lloyd George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : UIUC:30112047605214

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War Memoirs of David Lloyd George ...: 1917 by David Lloyd George Pdf

Author : Frank Dilnot
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465559135

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Lloyd George: The Man and His Story by Frank Dilnot Pdf

Author : Bentley B. Gilbert
Publisher : Columbus : Ohio State University Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002345945

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David Lloyd George: Organizer of victory, 1912-1916 by Bentley B. Gilbert Pdf