Cyril Falls
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Cyril Bentham Falls CBE
(Mar. 2, 1888 - Apr 23,1971) was a military historian noted for his work on the First World War
. He was born in Dublin and died in Walton-on-Thames
, Surrey.
Falls served in the First World War I, reaching the rank of Captain in the British Army
. He was on the General Staff for the 36th (Ulster) Division and 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
. He received the French Croix de Guerre
.
After the war, he helped write several volumes of the British official History of the Great War
. Later he wrote both detailed specialist histories as well as histories intended for the average reader. An expert on the history of the First World War, he was the Chichele Professor of Military History at All Souls
, Oxford University from 1946 to 1953.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
(Mar. 2, 1888 - Apr 23,1971) was a military historian noted for his work on the First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He was born in Dublin and died in Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames is a town in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey in South East England. The town is located south west of Charing Cross and is between the towns of Weybridge and Molesey. It is situated on the River Thames between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock.- History :The name "Walton" is...
, Surrey.
Falls served in the First World War I, reaching the rank of Captain in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He was on the General Staff for the 36th (Ulster) Division and 62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
62nd (2nd West Riding) Division
- History :During the First World War the division fought on the Western Front at Bullecourt in the Battle of Arras and Havrincourt in the Battle of Cambrai. In the First Battle of the Somme , they were in the line near Arras and in the Second Battle of the Marne, in the Ardre Valley...
. He received the French Croix de Guerre
Croix de guerre
The Croix de guerre is a military decoration of France. It was first created in 1915 and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II, and in other conflicts...
.
After the war, he helped write several volumes of the British official History of the Great War
History of the Great War
The History of the Great War is a series of 28 volumes covering the military operations of the British Army during the First World War. The full title is the History of the Great War Based on Official Documents but the series is usually referred to as the British Official History...
. Later he wrote both detailed specialist histories as well as histories intended for the average reader. An expert on the history of the First World War, he was the Chichele Professor of Military History at All Souls
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
, Oxford University from 1946 to 1953.
Books
- The History of the 36th (Ulster) Division (1921) (Reprinted 1998 ISBN 978-0094783102)
- Military Operations - Egypt and Palestine Vol I. From the outbreak of war with Germany to June 1917 (with Sir George MacMunn) (London, 1928) (Official History)
- Military Operations - Egypt and Palestine: Vol II. From June 1917 to the end of the War (London, 1928) (Official History)
- War Books (1930)
- Military Operations - Macedonia: Vol I. From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917 (London, 1933) (Official History)
- Military Operations - Macedonia: Vol II. From the Spring of 1917 to the end of the war (London, 1933) (Official History)
- Marshal Foch (London, 1939)
- Military Operations - France and Belgium,1917: Vol I, The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras (London, 1940) (Official History)
- Military Operations, France and Belgium, 1917: Vol II, The German Retreat to the Hindenburg Line and the Battles of Arras Cyril Falls, Cyril Bentham Falls, Archibald Frank Becke, James E. Edmonds. (London, 1940) Macmillan reprinted 1992 ISBN 0-901-62790-9
- The Nature of Modern Warfare (1941)
- The Second World War : a short history (1948)
- Elizabeth's Irish Wars (1950) ISBN 0-389-03961-6
- A Hundred Years of War (1953)
- The Great War (1961) ISBN 0-399-50100-2
- The Art of War: from the Age of Napoleon to the Present Day (1961)
- Armageddon, 1918 (1964) ISBN 0-933852-05-3
- Caporetto 1917 (1966)
- Great Military Battles (ed.) (1971) ISBN 0-600-01652-8
- The Birth of Ulster (1973) ISBN 0-416-78210-8
- Rudyard Kipling: A Critical Study (London, ?)