<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;British Army veteran and University of Wolverhampton PhD candidate Phil Watson joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on British doctrine in the Great War. (Which YES, they did have a doctrine.)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Phil has a couple of questions for the listeners as well, in the interest of generating discussion:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding the "chateau generals," why were chateaus the place for generals?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Regarding the idea of mission command and decentralized leadership, were some BEF officers not used to using initiative?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Email Phil directly at &lt;a href= "mailto:lancerwatson@live.co.uk"&gt;lancerwatson@live.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; with your ideas!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Be sure to watch Phil's talk with the WFA regarding doctrine here as well: https://youtu.be/Y6-LUxYewwU?si=_VyEkG7VpqIfXRD_&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Link to 1909 Field Service Regulations: &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://share.google/ypOICUrlYnog7vGbz"&gt;https://share.google/ypOICUrlYnog7vGbz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on BlueSky at @WW1podcast.bsky.social:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social"&gt;https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;and the BFWWP website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Please review the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes! :)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Battles of the First World War Podcast

Mike Cunha

British Doctrine in the Great War with Phil Watson

APR 12, 2026102 MIN
Battles of the First World War Podcast

British Doctrine in the Great War with Phil Watson

APR 12, 2026102 MIN

Description

British Army veteran and University of Wolverhampton PhD candidate Phil Watson joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on British doctrine in the Great War. (Which YES, they did have a doctrine.) Phil has a couple of questions for the listeners as well, in the interest of generating discussion: Regarding the "chateau generals," why were chateaus the place for generals? Regarding the idea of mission command and decentralized leadership, were some BEF officers not used to using initiative? Email Phil directly at [email protected] with your ideas! Be sure to watch Phil's talk with the WFA regarding doctrine here as well: https://youtu.be/Y6-LUxYewwU?si=_VyEkG7VpqIfXRD_ Link to 1909 Field Service Regulations: https://share.google/ypOICUrlYnog7vGbz The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast. Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on BlueSky at @WW1podcast.bsky.social: https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social and the BFWWP website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Email me directly at [email protected] with any questions, comments, or concerns. Please review the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes! :)