Haig's GeneralsIan Frederick William Beckett, Steven J. Corvi 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 the trenches. Contributors include: John Bourne, Matthew Hughes, John Lee, William Philpott, Simon Robbins, Gary Sheffield, Peter Simkins, Ian F. W. Beckett, Steven J. Corvi. |
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Allenby Allenby’s Anzac Appointed GOC April army commanders Army’s Arras artillery attack August Australian battalion Battle battlefield Birdwood bombardment Brian Bond Brigade British Army British Generalship Byng’s Cambrai Canadian Corps casualties Cateau chief of staff corps commanders Currie December difficult Edmonds Edmund Allenby enemy February field Fifth Army fight fighting final fire first flank Force Fourth Army Gallipoli Gary Sheffield German Haig diary Haig’s Harington Henry Rawlinson Horne MSS Horne’s Hubert Gough Ian F.W. Beckett Ibid II Corps India infantry influence Julian Byng July June Le Cateau Leo Cooper LHCMA Liddell Hart London Major Malcolm March Military November October offensive Office officers Official History operations Passchendaele Prior and Wilson Promoted reflected rifle Royal Second Army September 1918 significant Sir Henry Rawlinson Smith-Dorrien soldiers Somme Staff College staff officer subordinates success tactical Third Army Travers troops warfare Wavell Western Front William Birdwood Ypres