1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 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.) &amp;nbsp; Phil has a couple of questions for the listeners as well, in the interest of generating discussion: &amp;nbsp; Regarding the “chateau generals,” why were chateaus the place for generals? &amp;nbsp; Regarding the idea of mission command and decentralized leadership, were some BEF officers not used to using initiative? &amp;nbsp; Email Phil directly at lancerwatson@live.co.uk with your ideas! &amp;nbsp; Be sure to watch Phil’s talk with the WFA regarding doctrine here as well: https://youtu.be/Y6-LUxYewwU?si=_VyEkG7VpqIfXRD_ &amp;nbsp; Link to 1909 Field Service Regulations:&amp;nbsp; https://share.google/ypOICUrlYnog7vGbz The BFWWP is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BattlesoftheFirstWorldWarPodcast.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Any questions, comments or concerns please contact me through the website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Follow us on BlueSky at @WW1podcast.bsky.social: &amp;nbsp; https://bsky.app/profile/ww1podcast.bsky.social &amp;nbsp; and the BFWWP website, www.firstworldwarpodcast.com. Email me directly at verdunpodcast@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or concerns.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Please review the Battles of the First World War Podcast on iTunes! :) &amp;nbsp; Battles of the First World War Podcast http://www.firstworldwarpodcast.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/40346910/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/199341600