Douglas Haig, 1861-1928

ISBN-13: 9780367635251 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 472 str.

Gerard J. deGroot

Opis

This book, first published in 1988, is not simply a critique of Haig’s command in the war, but an exploration into his personality. Close attention to his early life and career reveals him as a creature of his society, a man who mirrored both the virtues and the faults of Edwardian Britain.

Spis treści

List of illustrations.  List of Maps.  Preface.  Introduction.  Part 1: A Question of Upbringing  1. ‘And the Training Makes a Gentleman’  2. A Martinet  3. A Taste of War  4. Chasing Boers  5. A Cavalry Counter-Reformation  6. Politicians and Paperwork  7. Many Important Questions  Part 2: At All Costs  8. An Abnormal War  9. The Search for a Way Forward  10. ‘Patience, Self-Sacrifice and Confidence’  11. ‘Drive on, Illustrations General’  12. Two Wars  13. High Hopes, Deep Mud  14. ‘But for the Grace of God…’  15. Consistent to the End.  Notes.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Gerard J. DeGroot