Born in Walsall, Simon Robbins was brought up in Nigeria before returning to England for his education at Elmhurst, South Croydon and St Edward's School, Oxford. Reading History at Nottingham University, he gained an MA in War Studies and then undertook research on 'British Generalship on the Western Front, 1914-18' for a PhD at King's College London. He has worked in the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. He also has a Diploma and an MA in Archive Studies from University College, London. He is the author of 'Staff Officer, the Diaries of Walter Guinness (First Lord Moyne), 1914-18' with Professor Brian Bond and 'God's General: Cromwell The Soldier'.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Sources Introduction 1. The Army's Ethos and Culture2. The Decline and Fall of an Army 3. The Brain of an Army 4. Developing a Professional Leadership 5. The Army's Over-ambitious Decision-making 6. Training for Victory 7. Tactical Innovation 8. A Strategy for Victory 9. ConclusionNotes Appendices Bibliography Index

Born in Walsall, Simon Robbins was brought up in Nigeria before returning to England for his education at Elmhurst, South Croydon and St Edward's School, Oxford. Reading History at Nottingham University, he gained an MA in War Studies and then undertook research on 'British Generalship on the Western Front, 1914-18' for a PhD at King's College London. He has worked in the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. He also has a Diploma and an MA in Archive Studies from University College, London. He is the author of 'Staff Officer, the Diaries of Walter Guinness (First Lord Moyne), 1914-18' with Professor Brian Bond and 'God's General: Cromwell The Soldier'.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Sources Introduction 1. The Army's Ethos and Culture2. The Decline and Fall of an Army 3. The Brain of an Army 4. Developing a Professional Leadership 5. The Army's Over-ambitious Decision-making 6. Training for Victory 7. Tactical Innovation 8. A Strategy for Victory 9. ConclusionNotes Appendices Bibliography Index

Born in Walsall, Simon Robbins was brought up in Nigeria before returning to England for his education at Elmhurst, South Croydon and St Edward's School, Oxford. Reading History at Nottingham University, he gained an MA in War Studies and then undertook research on 'British Generalship on the Western Front, 1914-18' for a PhD at King's College London. He has worked in the Department of Documents at the Imperial War Museum since 1989. He also has a Diploma and an MA in Archive Studies from University College, London. He is the author of 'Staff Officer, the Diaries of Walter Guinness (First Lord Moyne), 1914-18' with Professor Brian Bond and 'God's General: Cromwell The Soldier'.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations Sources Introduction 1. The Army's Ethos and Culture2. The Decline and Fall of an Army 3. The Brain of an Army 4. Developing a Professional Leadership 5. The Army's Over-ambitious Decision-making 6. Training for Victory 7. Tactical Innovation 8. A Strategy for Victory 9. ConclusionNotes Appendices Bibliography Index