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  • Nicholas Black
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The British Naval Staff in the First World War
This chapter is in the book The British Naval Staff in the First World War
© 2009, Boydell and Brewer

© 2009, Boydell and Brewer

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. List of Figures vi
  4. Foreword vii
  5. Acknowledgements ix
  6. Abbreviations x
  7. Preface xiii
  8. Introduction 1
  9. 1 The Admiralty War Staff, 1912–1918: An Analysis of the Personnel 15
  10. 2 The Establishment of the War Staff, and its Work before the Outbreak of War in August 1914 53
  11. 3 The Churchill–Battenberg Regime, August–October 1914 75
  12. 4 The Churchill–Fisher Regime, October 1914–May 1915 104
  13. 5 The Balfour–Jackson Regime, May 1915–November 1916 131
  14. 6 The Jellicoe Era, November 1916–December 1917 170
  15. 7 The Geddes–Wemyss Regime, December 1917–November 1918 214
  16. Conclusion 238
  17. Appendix A: Senior Admiralty and Staff Officials 247
  18. Appendix B: The Admiralty Telephone Directories, 1914–1918 250
  19. Appendix C: Administrative Development of the Admiralty War Staff, 1912–1918 306
  20. Bibliography 309
  21. Index 321
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781846156960-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. List of Figures vi
  4. Foreword vii
  5. Acknowledgements ix
  6. Abbreviations x
  7. Preface xiii
  8. Introduction 1
  9. 1 The Admiralty War Staff, 1912–1918: An Analysis of the Personnel 15
  10. 2 The Establishment of the War Staff, and its Work before the Outbreak of War in August 1914 53
  11. 3 The Churchill–Battenberg Regime, August–October 1914 75
  12. 4 The Churchill–Fisher Regime, October 1914–May 1915 104
  13. 5 The Balfour–Jackson Regime, May 1915–November 1916 131
  14. 6 The Jellicoe Era, November 1916–December 1917 170
  15. 7 The Geddes–Wemyss Regime, December 1917–November 1918 214
  16. Conclusion 238
  17. Appendix A: Senior Admiralty and Staff Officials 247
  18. Appendix B: The Admiralty Telephone Directories, 1914–1918 250
  19. Appendix C: Administrative Development of the Admiralty War Staff, 1912–1918 306
  20. Bibliography 309
  21. Index 321
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