Command, Control and Communications: The British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front, 1914-18
Friday 3 - Sunday 5 August 2012
As we approach the centenary of the First World War, and as we resume the nationally-acclaimed series of Summer Schools on 1914-18, questions remain concerning the operational effectiveness of the British Army on the Western Front and in particular, who knew what and when and who was responsible for military operations affecting British Army formations and units. Too many critiques of the British Expeditionary Force remain content to use hindsight as their guide. The 2012 Summer School, now relocated from Ludlow to Worcester, will consider strategic, operational and tactical levels at different phases of the war on the Western Front through the British Command Structure, from its first inception in 1914 to the sophisticated all-arms operations of the final victory.
Friday 3rd August
16:00 Arrival and Registration
18:00 Bar Opens
18:30 Dinner
19:30 Welcome and Introduction – What is C3I ?
Saturday 4th August
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Session I: A Company Commander at the Battles of Ypres, 1914
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Session II: A Battalion Commander at the Battle of Loos, 1915
12:30 Bar Opens
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free time
16:00 Session III: A Brigade Commander at the Battles of the Somme, 1916
17:30 Bar Opens
18:00 Dinner
19:00 Military Command and Control in a Social Democracy: The View of Some Writers and Poets
20:00 Conclude
Sunday 5th August
08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Session IV: A Divisional Commander at the Battles of Ypres, 1917
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Session V: A Corps Commander at the Battle of Cambrai, 1917
12:30 Bar Opens
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Session VI: An Army Commander at the Battles of the Hindenburg Line, 1918
15:30 Tea and depart
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