| Description |
288 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Chapter I -- PAGP -- The War Office in 1886. South African War Transport. Mr. Haldane's -- Committee upon the Feeding of London : -- Chapter II -- Appointment of Railway Executive Committee and action upon Declara- -- tion of a Precautionary Period 2 o -- Chapter III -- War Office organisation at outbreak of War. Appointment of Sir -- Eric Geddes as Director-General of Transportation (France) and -- Inspector-General all theatres. Consequent changes. Experience in -- Movements Directorate 23 -- Chapter IV -- Great increase in War Office Staff with consequent overcrowding. Mr. -- Lloyd George's views upon War Office atmosphere. Some diffi- -- culties of a civilian Director of Movements 36 -- Chapter V -- Sir Guy Granet appointed Director-General of Movements and Railways -- under title of D.G.M.R. Organisation of Directorate of Movements. -- Daily meetings of Military Members of Army Council. Discussion -- between Chief of the Imperial General Staff and Admiral Jellicoe. -- Arrangements for requisition of shipping for military movements 43 -- Chapter VI -- Railways in France. Hospital ships sunk by enemy. Transport arrange- -- ments in case of invasion. General Headquarters of Transport in -- France I , -- Chapter VII -- PAGE -- Friction between the War Cabinet and the Army Council o , 65 -- Chapter VIII -- Result of loss of hay and oat ships upon artillery and transport horses -- in France. Movement of troops from Salonica to Egypt 69 -- Chapter IX -- Appointment of Sir Eric Geddes at the Admiralty. Visit to Rich- -- borough. Shortage of shipping. Chinese labourers. Unrest at -- docks. A Great Q.M.G. 74 -- Chapter X -- Agitation amongst railway men. Arrangements with labour. Attack by -- Press upon Lord Derby, Secretary of State. Leakage of information -- from War Office. American Army Transport 82 -- Chapter XI -- Visit to French Front. Transport base at Monthuit 90 -- Chapter XII -- Situation in Ireland. Defeat of Italians. War Office objections to -- setting up of Versailles Council. Labour troubles 97 -- Chapter XIII -- Transportation section of Supreme War Council, Versailles. Leakage -- of information upon proposed Naval and Military Operation. -- Press attack upon Lord Derby and General Robertson o3 -- Chapter XIV -- Attack upon Lord Derby. War Cabinet overworked. Shipping and food -- supplies. Sir William Robertson leaves the War Office i. Ii -- Chapter XV -- Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General PAGc -- Staff from January, 1916, until February o0th, 1918 i i -- Chapter XVI -- General Sir Henry Wilson as Chief of Imperial General Staff. Depression -- among statesmen. Sir Guy Granet gives up D.G.M.R. for service -- in America. Organisation of Railways and Roads and Inland -- Waterways and Docks Directorates 140 -- Chapter XVII -- Losses on French Front and arrangements for transportation of Home -- troops. Serious position in France. Railway communication -- between British and French Armies imperilled. Lord Derby vacates -- the position of Secretary of State -- Chapter XVIII -- Transport of Americans. Indian railways. Work at Richborough and -- at aeroplane camps. Visit to Vindictive at Dover. Sir Frederick -- Maurice denies truth of statements in Parliament. National ship- -- yard at Chepstow. British and French divisions mixed up 16 -- Chapter XIX -- Position in Paris. Alternatives to Thames, Richborough, Dover, Folke- -- stone and other ports in event of losing Channel ports. Henry -- Wilson and the Channel ports 171 -- Chapter XX -- Alterations at Poole Harbour. Proposed evacuation from France. State -- of War Office. Ideas upon winter campaign in Palestine. Visit -- to G.H.Q., France 178 -- Chapter XXI -- Disintegration of transport on Western Front :89 -- Chapter XXII -- Strike of police and railway men. Discussion upon Armistice clauses. -- Armistice, November i ith. Army Council go to Buckingham Palace PasZ -- to congratulate the King. Scene at the Palace 2 -- Chapter XXIII -- Visit to Paris. Inter-Allied Transportation Council. Clemenceau and -- Foch come to London followed by Haig and his generals. Demobil- -- isation difficulties. Lord Milner leaves the War Office 220 -- Chapter XXIV -- Mr. Churchill at War Office. Unrest in army over demobilisation arrange- -- ments. Rates of pay for soldiers in Army of Occupation. A -- dinner with new Lord Chancellor (Lord Birkenhead). Numbers -- of troops demobilised. Experts in official language. Saying -- good-bye. Dinner to staff and end of connection with War Office 230 -- Chapter XXV -- "The King's Appreciation 1. 242 -- Chapter XXVI -- War Transport of the Future 2 45 -- Appendices 253 |
| Analysis |
Great Britain War office, 1914-1918 Personal observations |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Reprint of the 1937 ed. published by Hutchinson, London |
| Subject |
Great Britain. War Office.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Transportation.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain.
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| LC no. |
74188319 |
| ISBN |
0854098836 |
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