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The Battles of the British Expeditionary Forces, 1914-1915 Historiography and Annotated Bibliography
Fred R. van Hartesveldt
ISBN: 0-313-30625-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30625-9
204 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2005
List Price: $88.95 (UK Sterling Price: £61.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [A] masterly work ... The index to this book is one of the most useful and comprehensive that I have ever seen and is almost a research tool in it's own right. A wonderful book...
    —The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society     February 2006
  • [A]ny serious scholar commencing a study of British or Canadian experiences on the Western Front in 1914-1915 will find this volume to be a gold mine of useful and often obscure forces.
    —The Journal of Military History     January 2007
  • According to Hartesveldt, the British Expeditionary Force played a significant role in the first eighteen months of World War I....[h]e provides a historiographical essay describing the major debates of historians about the B.E.F. during this period and highlighting references to the more important scholarly contribution to the debate. He then presents an annotated bibliography, presented in standard format, intended to cover all significant studies on the B.E.F. during the opening months of the war.
    —Reference & Research Book News     February 2006
Description: In this valuable resource, over 1,000 annotated sources from Great Britain, France, and Germany offer a historiographical reference for study of the British army at the beginning and in the first battles of World War I. Unique to this bibliography is the comprehensive coverage of sources, resulting in a more complete picture of the circumstances of activities of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Sources include coverage of the BEF's military role, as well as background information about domestic military considerations and Allied and enemy efforts. This volume will support researchers and students in their efforts to find out what the Expeditionary Force's contributions were in World War I, and for expanding their knowledge of the Great War and British military history.

In this valuable resource, over 1,000 annotated sources from Great Britain, France, and Germany offer a historiographical reference for study of the British army at the beginning and in the first battles of World War I. Unique to this bibliography is the comprehensive coverage of sources, and it results in a more complete picture of the circumstances of activities of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Sources include coverage of the BEF's military role, as well as background information about domestic military considerations and Allied and enemy efforts. This volume will support researchers and students in their efforts to find out what the Expeditionary Force's contributions were in World War I, and for expanding their knowledge of the Great War and British military history.

The volume includes four chapters of historiographical essays discussings the interpretations and controversies that surround the performance and leadership of the BEF in 1914-1915. The essays direct readers to the major sources that support various ideas and indicate gaps in the historiography of the subject. Following the historiographical essays is an annotated bibliography of more than 1,000 sources that are relevant to the study of the BEF.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
    Historiography
    Introduction
    The Battles of 1914
    The Battles of 1915
    Generalship
    Annotated Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Fred R. van Hartesveldt holds a Ph.D. in history from Auburn University. He has published five other books, most recently The Boer War. He is the editor of the Journal of the Georgia Association of Historians, and in 2000 held a Georgia Governor's Teaching Fellowship. He is also Secretary-Treasurer of the Southern Conference on British Studies.
LCC Class: 16
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