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Too important for the generals : how Britain nearly lost the First World War

Mallinson, Allan2017
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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.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Bantam Books, 2017.
Collation:
xxv, 372 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2016.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780553818666 (pbk. :)
Local class:
940.4012
Language:
English
BRN:
2222699
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Newport Pagnell LibraryAdult non-fiction940.4012 MALAvailable
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