The Canadians on the Somme, 1916: the neglected campaign
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Solihull, West Midlands, England
Helion & Company Limited
2017
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| Umfang: | xvi, 376 Seiten Illustrationen 1 Map book (38 Seiten : Karten) |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Photographs ix
List of Maps xi
List of Tables xii
Preface and Acknowledgements x
Nomenclature xiv
List of Abbreviations xv
Text Abbreviations xv
Footnote Abbreviations xvi
Introduction
Themes 3
Sources 4
Organisation 5
SECTION ONE: OPENING MOVES 7
1 Forging The Steel: The Canadian Expeditionary Force to the Somme 9
Canadian Expeditionary Force Background 9
Infantry 13
Staff 17
1st Division 17
1st Division Command and Staff 20
2nd Division Commanders and Staff 22
Battle of St Eloi Craters 25
Byng Takes Over 26
3rd Division 30
Mount Sorrel, 2-13 June 1916 33
3rd Division Commanders and Staff 36
2 T Have Not Got An Army’: Somme Campaign to 31 August 1916 36
Sir Douglas Haig 36
Always Pace: Sir Hubert Gough 40
Planning The Somme Offensive 45
Battle Of Albert, 1-13 July 47
Battle Of Bazentin Ridge, 14-17 July 48
Australians At Pozières, 18 July-3 September 48
Callout: German Defences And Canadian Attack Schemes 54
German Defensive Scheme 54
German Field Defences 59
Canadian Attack Scheme 60
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vi The Canadians on the Somme
SECTION TWO: CANADIAN CORPS’ CAMPAIGN 63
3 ‘Shows An Almost Impossible Task’: Canadian Corps Training and Operations
August-14 September 1916 65
‘You Are Too Rigid’: The Corps Prepares for the Somme 65
The Canadian Corps Status, 31 August 72
Somme Terrain 73
Mouquet Farm Frustrations 75
2nd Battalion Success, 9 September 82
Callout: ‘The Red Resentment Of The Guns’: Artillery on the Somme 88
4 ‘Even Old Scores’: The Canadian Corps Triumphant, Courcelette, Morning,
15 September 96
Planning 96
German Counterattack 105
Morning, 3rd Division Attack 106
Morning, 2nd Division Attack 108
5 ‘Without Parallel’: The Canadian Corps Triumphant Again, Courcelette, Afternoon
15 September 117
Afternoon And Evening, 8th And 7th Brigades 118
Afternoon And Evening, 5th Brigade 123
‘Allowed To Become Prisoners’: Canadian Prisoner Taking 128
Analysis 130
Callout: ‘The Most Aggravating Thing in the World’: Signals Limitations
on the Somme 133
6 ‘We Were Practically Wiped Out’: Courcelette Aftermath, 16-25 September 1916 136
16 September, 8th Brigade 137
16 September, 7th Brigade 139
16 September, 9th Brigade 142
17-18 September, 5th Brigade 145
17- 20 September, 9th Brigade 147
18- 24 September, 1st Brigade 148
Callout: ‘Superiority In Aviation Alone’: Influence of Air Power on Canadian
Operations on the Somme 151
7 ‘Too Much is Being Asked of My Men’: The Battle Of Thiepval Ridge,
26-27 September 1916 154
Planning 154
2nd Brigade 157
3rd Brigade 164
6th Brigade 169
Analysis 173
Callout: ‘The First Essential’: The Canadian Replacement Fiasco 175
Contents vii
8 ‘We Have To Attack Again!! : Futility and the Battle Of Ancre Heights,
28 September-7 October 179
28- 30 September, 8th Brigade 179
28 September, 2nd Division 180
Battle Of Ancre Heights - Background 183
29- 30 September, 2nd Division 184
Battle of Ancre Heights - Planning 187
Turner Protests 189
1 October, 8th Brigade 190
1 October, 2nd Division 193
Aftermath 195
Analysis 195
9 ‘We re Buggered : Frustration at Regina Trench, 8 October 1916 200
Planning 200
8 October, 3rd Division 203
8 October, 1st Division 206
Command Challenges 213
Losses 215
Reasons For Failure 216
Aftermath 220
SECTION THREE: 4TH DIVISION S CAMPAIGN 223
10 ‘The Mud Was Hip-High : Mixed Results of the 4th Division in October 1916 225
4th Division Formation and Commanders 225
21 October, Planning 232
21 October, Assault 235
25 October, Planning 238
25 October, Defences 240
25 October, Attack 241
25 October, Aftermath 242
Analysis 243
Callout: ‘Water and Rations Were Short : Logistics and its Operational Effects 247
11 ‘Like A Dam Bursting : The 4th Division Triumphs, November 1916 252
Operational Situation 252
11 November Planning 253
11 November, Assault 256
Why Successful 258
Desire Trench Planning 258
Desire Trench Attack, 18 November 1916 264
Desire Trench Assessment 270
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SECTION FOUR: ASSESSMENT 273
12 Balance Sheet 275
Balance Sheet: Positives 275
Balance Sheet: Political Transformation 276
Balance Sheet: Transformation in England 277
Balance Sheet: Canadian Corps Transformation 278
Balance Sheet: Negatives 280
Balance Sheet: Overall 289
Balance Sheet: Germans 290
Balance Sheet: BEF Assessment 291
Conclusion 293
Conclusion 294
Limits of Command 294
System Complexity 295
Artillery’s Domination 296
Casualty Lists 297
Replacement System Failure 301
Fortitude 301
Conclusion 302
Appendices
I: Order Of Battle 303
II: Operations Orders 314
III: Senior CEF Combat Officers 341
Bibliography 348
Primary Sources 348
Secondary Sources 350
Index
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