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  • 10 - The Western Front, 1918

  • Ian Beckett, University of Kent, Canterbury, Timothy Bowman, University of Kent, Canterbury, Mark Connelly, University of Kent, Canterbury
  • Book:
    The British Army and the First World War
    Published online:
    04 May 2017
    Print publication:
    15 May 2017, pp 345-388
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Anatomy of a Campaign
  • The British Fiasco in Norway, 1940
  • John Kiszely
  • Published online:
    11 May 2017
    Print publication:
    27 April 2017
  • The British campaign in Norway in 1940 was an ignominious and abject failure. It is perhaps best known as the fiasco which directly led to the fall of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his replacement by Winston Churchill. But what were the reasons for failure? Why did the decision makers, including Churchill, make such poor decisions and exercise such bad judgement? What other factors played a part? John Kiszely draws on his own experience of working at all levels in the military to assess the campaign as a whole, its context and evolution from strategic failures, intelligence blunders and German air superiority to the performance of the troops and the serious errors of judgement by those responsible for the higher direction of the war. The result helps us to understand not only the outcome of the Norwegian campaign but also why more recent military campaigns have found success so elusive.

The Principality of Antioch and its Frontiers in the Twelfth Century
  • Andrew D. Buck
  • Published by:
    Boydell & Brewer
    Published online:
    09 May 2017
    Print publication:
    17 February 2017
  • Situated in northern Syria, on the eastern-most frontier of Latin Christendom, the principality of Antioch was a medieval polity bordered by a host of rival powers, including the Byzantine Empire, theArmenian Christians of Cilicia, the rulers of the neighbouring Islamic world and even the other crusader states, the kingdom of Jerusalem and the counties of Edessa and Tripoli. Coupled with the numerous Christian, Muslim and Jewish communities who populated the region, Antioch's Frankish settlers - initially installed into power by the military successes of the First Crusade - thus faced numerous challenges to their survival.
    This book examines how the ruling elites of the principality sought to manage these competing interests in order to maintain Antioch's existence during the troubled twelfth century, particularly following the death of Prince Bohemond II in 1130. His demise helped to spark renewed interest from Byzantium and the kingdom of Jerusalem, and came at a time of both Islamic resurgence under the Zengids of Aleppo and Mosul, as well as Armenian power growth under the Rupenids. An examination of Antioch's diplomatic and military endeavours, its internal power structures and its interaction with indigenous peoples can therefore help to reveal a great deal about how medieval Latins adapted to the demands of their frontiers.

    Andrew Buck is an Associate Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, from where he received his PhD in 2014.

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