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Too important for the generals : losing and winning the First World War

Title
Too important for the generals : losing and winning the First World War / Allan Mallinson.
Author
Mallinson, Allan
Publication
  • London : Bantam Press, 2016.
  • ©2016

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Description
xxiii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm
Summary
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.
Subjects
Note
  • Illustration, map and text on lining papers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 16-10413
ISBN
  • 9780593058183
  • 0593058186
  • 9780593058190
  • 0593058194
OCLC
951711893
Author
Mallinson, Allan, author.
Title
Too important for the generals : losing and winning the First World War / Allan Mallinson.
Publisher
London : Bantam Press, 2016.
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Form:
ebook version : 9781409011002
Research Call Number
JFE 16-10413
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