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Charles Edward Callwell

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

April 02, 1859

Died

May 01, 1928

Genre

History, Military Science & Theory, Biography

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Maj Gen Sir Charles Edward Callwell (1859-1928), Anglo-Irish military writer and thinker, intelligence officer and talented linguist, author of Small Wars (1896) and Military Operations and Maritime Preponderance (1905). Interest in Callwell's work revived in the 1990s because of its relevance to peacekeeping and its treatment of asymmetric conflict. He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1878 and in 1886, as a captain, was awarded the Royal United Service Institute gold medal for an essay on British army operations since 1865 which became the basis for Small Wars, assuring his career as a military writer. It was republished in 1899 and 1906 and translated into French. In the Second Boer War (1899-1902) Callwell served on the ...more

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	Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice by Charles Edward Callwell, R. Douglas Porch (Introduction) 3.65 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1896 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1920 — 69 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson V2: His Life And Diaries by Charles Edward Callwell, Ferdinand Foch 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson V1: His Life And Diaries by Charles Edward Callwell, Ferdinand Foch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dardanelles: Campaigns and Their Lessons 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Military Operations and Maritime Preponderance: Their Relations and Interdependence by Charles Edward Callwell, Colin S. Gray (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Sir Stanley Maude, Lieutenant-general by Charles Edward Callwell, Sir C. E. (Charles Edward) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Royal Artillery from the Indian Mutiny to the Great War: Volume I 1860-1899 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Effect of Maritime Command on Land Campaigns: Since Waterloo 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dardanelles, With Maps by Charles Edward Callwell, Constable &Company Ltd (Creator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“As a general rule the quelling of rebellion in distant colonies means protracted, thankless, invertebrate war. Campaigns”
― Charles Edward Callwell, Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice

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“it may be added that the press is apt to favour the enemy, for the war correspondents are generally all on the side of the regular army, and may, even with the best intentions not to prejudice the course of operations and in spite of censorships, give information to the foe. To”
― Charles Edward Callwell, Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice

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“broadly, they may be divided into three classes – campaigns of conquest or annexation, campaigns for the suppression of insurrections or lawlessness or for the settlement of conquered or annexed territory, and campaigns undertaken to wipe out an insult, to avenge a wrong, or to overthrow a dangerous enemy.”
― Charles Edward Callwell, Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice

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