{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"British Doctrine in the Great War with Phil Watson","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.) &amp;nbsp; Phil has a couple of questions for the listeners as well, in the interest of generating discussion: &amp;nbsp; Regarding the \u201cchateau generals,\u201d 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\u2019s 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; ","author_name":"Battles of the First World War Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.firstworldwarpodcast.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199341600"}