- Title:
- Butcher and bolt : Canadian trench raiding during the Great War, 1915-1918
- Creator:
- Garnett, Colin David
- Date Created:
- 2011
- Degree Awarded:
- Master of Arts
- Subjects:
- Armed forces Study and teaching Military history World War, 1914-1918 Canada
- Geographical Focus:
- Europe
- Supporting Materials:
- n/a
- Description:
- This study examines the tactical, strategic, and psychological aspects of Canadian trench raiding within the context of military operations, from their beginnings in 1915 to the end of the war in late 1918. Trench raiding underwent three major evolutionary phases, transitioning from small, improvised affairs, to major undertakings that mirrored set-piece battles. Within this evolutionary process, trench raids served as the laboratory where the Canadians honed their tactical doctrine and experimented with new weapon systems. Trench raiding was fundamental to the development of combined arms tactics that emerged later in the war, culminating in the Hundred Days offensives, and was a key reason the Canadians earned a reputation as elite “shock troops.”
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- Garnett, Colin David. 2011. "Butcher and bolt : Canadian trench raiding during the Great War, 1915-1918", Department of History, Carleton University
- Link to this page:
- https://cuhistory.github.io/grads/items/hist_110.html
Rights
- Rights:
- Copyright the author, all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.