The War on the Civil and Military Fronts The Lees Knowles Lectures on Military History for 1942

Originally published in 1942, this book presents the content of the Lees Knowles Lectures for that year, which were delivered by Major-General G. M. Lindsay at Trinity College, Cambridge. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in military strategy and the history of warfare.

Preface; 1. Features and fundamentals; 2. The employment of armoured and mechanized forces in the offensive; 3. The German doctrine of armoured war and the defensive-offensive battle; 4. The defence of Britain and the civil front; 5. The united front for total war.