Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2019
Book contents
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction Charles E. Callwell and British Strategy
- 1 Callwell’s Early Career
- 2 ‘An Art by Itself’: Charles Callwell and Small Wars
- 3 ‘Another Page in the History of Tactics’: Charles Callwell and the South African War
- 4 Khaki-Clad Maritime Theorist: Charles Callwell and Amphibious Warfare
- 5 ‘I Did My Best to Throw Cold Water on the Scheme as a Whole’: Charles Callwell and the Dardanelles
- 6 Not ‘One of That Band of Dug-Outs Who Became Dug-Ins’: Charles Callwell, the War and Retirement, 1914–28
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores some of the major strategic questions faced by Callwell as Director of Military Operations, including the German colonies, Salonika and Mesopotamia. It also assesses his views of other important issues with which he was concerned, such as munitions, manpower and the army’s relations with the press. The chapter looks at his time as an ‘odd-job’ man for the War Office (1916-18), during which he was engaged in various interesting (and not unimportant) roles. Finally, it examines his later works, especially his autobiographical and biographical work. Most infamous is his study of Sir Henry Wilson, a highly controversial work.
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- Charles E. Callwell and the British Way in Warfare , pp. 206 - 239Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020