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Too Important For The Generals : The Making Of Victory
Paperback Edition: 1
One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about the First World War is why did winning take so long and exact so appalling a human cost? After all this was a fight that, we were told, would be over by Christmas.
Now, Allan Mallinson, former professional soldier and author, provides answers that are disturbing as well as controversial, and have a contemporary resonance. He disputes the growing consensus among historians that British generals were not to blame for the losses and setbacks in the 'war to end all wars' - that, given the magnitude of their task, they did as well as anyone could have.
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Pages : 400
Publisher : Transworld
Publication date : 2016-08
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, Politics, First World War, Military Tactics, War & Defence Operations