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Haig's Generals.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beckett, Ian F. W. (Ian Frederick William), 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Haig, Douglas Haig, Earl, 1861-1928--Military leadership.
- Haig, Douglas Haig.
- Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain--History, Military--20th century--Biography.
- Haig, Douglas Haig, -- Earl, -- 1861-1928--Military leadership.
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Biography.
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front--Biography.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Generals--Great Britain.
- Generals.
- Great Britain--History, Military--20th century.
- Great Britain.
- Local Subjects:
- Generals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain--History, Military--20th century--Biography.
- Haig, Douglas Haig, -- Earl, -- 1861-1928--Military leadership.
- World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (482 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An in-depth study of Douglas Haig's army commanders on the Western Front during the First World War. Assesses their careers and characters, looks critically at their performance in command and examines their relationship with their subordinates and with Haig himself. Chapters are devoted to Allenby, Byng, Birdwood, Gough, Horne, Monro, Plumer, Rawlinson and Smith-Dorrien. Offers a fascinating insight into the mentality of these men and into their methods as they sought a solution to the problem of war on the Western Front. A fascinating and original contribution to the history of the war in th
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One - Edmund Allenby Third Army, 1915�1917""; ""The Battle of Arras""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Two - William Birdwood Fourth Army, 1918; Fifth Army, 1918""; ""The Hundred Days""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Three - Julian Byng Third Army, 1917�1918""; ""The Battle of Cambrai""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Four - Hubert Gough Fifth Army, 1916�1918""; ""The Ancre, November 1916""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""
- ""Chapter Five - Henry Horne First Army, 1916�1918""""The Canal du Nord""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Six - Charles Monro Third Army, 1915; First Army, 1916""; ""Fromelles""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Seven - Herbert Plumer Second Army, 1915�1917, 1918""; ""Third Ypres""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Eight - Henry Rawlinson First Army, 1915�1916; Second Army, 1917; Fourth Army, 1916�1917, 1918; Fifth Army, 1918""; ""The Somme""; ""Bibliography""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter Nine - Horace Smith-Dorrien Second Army, 1914�1915""; ""Le Cateau, 1914""
- ""Bibliography""""Notes""; ""Appendix One - Temporary Army Commanders""; ""Appendix Two - Army Commanders and Chiefs of Staff""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783034895
- 1783034890
- 9781783034918
- 1783034912
- OCLC:
- 854974987
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