The British army and wireless communication, 1896-1918

Hall, BH

Abstract

The First World War is often identified as a great industrial and technological struggle. However,
in the course of explaining the Allied victory in 1918, scholarly opinion is divided over the extent
to which the British army made the most effective use of the technology available to it. While
much of the debate has centred on the more ‘lethal’ technologies, such as aeroplanes, tanks, and
poison gas, very little analysis has been made of the interaction between British commanders and
communications technology. This article seeks to redress this imbalance by assessing the extent
to which British commanders embraced the latest communication device of the period – wireless
– and whether they harnessed its full military potential.

Citation

Hall, B. (2012). The British army and wireless communication, 1896-1918. War in History, 19(3), 290-321. https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344512444505

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Sep 12, 2014
• Journal: War in History
• Print ISSN: 0968-3445
• Publisher: SAGE Publications
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 290-321
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0968344512444505
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0968344512444505
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