Book contents
- Reporting the First World War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Reporting the First World War: Charles Repington, The Times and the Great War, 1914–1918
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part I The years of preparation, 1903–1914
- 1 A new profession
- 2 Kitchener’s champion
- 3 Esher’s War Office reforms
- 4 Arnold Forster lays the foundation for the General Staff
- 5 Anglo-French military conversations
- 6 Finding suitable generals
- 7 Invasion
- 8 Repington helps Haldane
- 9 Conscription
- 10 Northcliffe and The Times, Repington and the Army Review
- 11 The Curragh incident
- 12 Are the army and navy prepared for war?
- Part II The war years, 1914–1918
- Part III After the war, 1918–1925
- Biographical notes
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
7 - Invasion
from Part I - The years of preparation, 1903–1914
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
- Reporting the First World War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Reporting the First World War: Charles Repington, The Times and the Great War, 1914–1918
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Glossary
- Introduction
- Part I The years of preparation, 1903–1914
- 1 A new profession
- 2 Kitchener’s champion
- 3 Esher’s War Office reforms
- 4 Arnold Forster lays the foundation for the General Staff
- 5 Anglo-French military conversations
- 6 Finding suitable generals
- 7 Invasion
- 8 Repington helps Haldane
- 9 Conscription
- 10 Northcliffe and The Times, Repington and the Army Review
- 11 The Curragh incident
- 12 Are the army and navy prepared for war?
- Part II The war years, 1914–1918
- Part III After the war, 1918–1925
- Biographical notes
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
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- Reporting the First World WarCharles Repington, <I>The Times</I> and the Great War, pp. 73 - 87Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015