War Office Work: Callwell’s primary role was strategic planning, working within the War Office to support operations abroad. He discusses the intricacies of managing supplies, coordinating with allies, and balancing limited resources—a side of warfare rarely detailed in frontline memoirs.Bureaucratic Challenges: Callwell describes the political and bureaucratic difficulties encountered in military administration. He faced significant obstacles in securing approval for certain initiatives a...

The strategist Maj. Gen. Sir Charles Edward Callwell was recalled ['dugout'] from retirement in 1914 to serve as Director of Military Operations. He was removed from this post in January 1916 for perceived failings in the direction of the Dardanelles Campaign, and later served on military missions to Russia and in the Ministry of Munitions.

In "Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918," Sir C. E. Callwell offers a poignant and visceral account of his experiences during World War I, melding personal narrative with broader historical context. His writings capture the harrowing realities of trench warfare, characterized by an unadorned, stark literary style that reflects both the chaos of battle and the quiet moments of camaraderie among soldiers. Callwell's precise observations and candid dialogue delve into the psychological and em...

Includes the First World War Illustrations Pack – 73 battle plans and diagrams and 198 photosMajor-General Sir Charles Edward Callwell KCB was an Anglo-Irish officer of the British Army, who served in the artillery, as an intelligence officer, and as a staff officer and commander during the Second Boer War. As a noted strategist and well known in military circles, he was recalled [aka 'dug-out'] to the colours during the First World War, as part of the rapid expansion of the British...

In this thoughtful and well written account of the Palestinian campaigns, Field Marshal Wavell (at that time a Colonel) gives not only a very readable account of the actual campaigns themselves but also highlights the military maxims that gave success to the British Forces. Wavell himself was on the staff of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in 1917 and had a deep and firsthand knowledge of the operations and the theatre of war. As one of the most forward thinking leaders in the British Arm...