Douglas Haig, the Educated Soldier

Douglas Haig, the Educated Soldier
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Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:B4390277
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Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Douglas Haig, the Educated Soldier by : John Terraine

The history of the Western Front and the First World War is one of battles of attrition against an entrenched enemy, with terrible casualties suffered by both sides in some of the worst fighting ever. In this history the picture has emerged of British generals remote and detached from the reality of the trenches who repeatedly sent their men to die in pointless attacks against the enemy. This book, by the renowned historian of the First World War John Terraine, scrupulously researched and brilliantly written, takes a more objective and accurate approach to the figure of Haig - the supreme commander of the British Army - and to the history of the War.

Douglas Haig

Douglas Haig
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Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
Total Pages : 548
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000004382184
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Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Douglas Haig by : John Terraine

The author had completely free access to all Haig's private papers to provide a study of General Haig, and this work, which was first published in 1963, was considered at the time to be an important contribution in the historiography of World War I.

The Chief

The Chief
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Publisher : Aurum
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781845137342
ISBN-13 : 1845137345
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis The Chief by : Gary Sheffield

‘Well written and persuasive …objective and well-rounded….this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography’ **** Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday ‘A true judgment of him must lie somewhere between hero and zero, and in this detailed biography Gary Sheffield shows himself well qualified to make it … a balanced portrait’ Sunday Times ‘Solid scholarship and admirable advocacy’ Sunday Telegraph Douglas Haig is the single most controversial general in British history. In 1918, after his armies had won the First World War, he was feted as a saviour. But within twenty years his reputation was in ruins, and it has never recovered. In this fascinating biography, Professor Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig’s reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war.

To Win a War

To Win a War
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Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9781445671468
ISBN-13 : 1445671468
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis To Win a War by : John Terraine

An expert narrative of 1918, when the breakthrough was finally made, and everything it took to achieve victory.

Douglas Haig and the First World War

Douglas Haig and the First World War
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9780521898027
ISBN-13 : 0521898021
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Douglas Haig and the First World War by : J. P. Harris

Contains primary source material.

The Killing Ground

The Killing Ground
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9781844158898
ISBN-13 : 1844158896
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis The Killing Ground by : Tim Travers

This books explains why the British Army fought the way it did in the First World War. It integrates social and military history and the impact of ideas to tell the story of how the army, especially the senior officers, adapted to the new technological warfare and asks: Was the style of warfare on the Western Front inevitable? Using an extensive range of unpublished diaries, letters, memoirs and Cabinet and War Office files, Professor Travers explains how and why the ideas, tactics and strategies emerged. He emphasises the influence of pre-war social and military attitudes, and examines the early life and career of Sir Douglas Haig. The author's analysis of the preparations for the Battles of the Somme and Passchendaele provide new interpretations of the role of Haig and his GHQ, and he explains the reasons for the unexpected British withdrawal in March 1918. An appendix supplies short biographies of senior British officers. In general, historians of the First World War are in two hostile camps: those who see the futility of lions led by donkeys on the one hand and on the other the apologists for Haig and the conduct of the war. Professor Travers' immensely readable book provides a bridge between the two.

Douglas Haig

Douglas Haig
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Publisher : Aurum
Total Pages : 427
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ISBN-10 : 9781781316177
ISBN-13 : 1781316171
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Douglas Haig by : Gary Sheffield

'Well written and persuasive ...objective and well-rounded....this scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography' - Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday 'A true judgment of him must lie somewhere between hero and zero, and in this detailed biography Gary Sheffield shows himself well qualified to make it ... a balanced portrait' - The Sunday Times 'Solid scholarship and admirable advocacy' - Sunday Telegraph Douglas Haig is the single most controversial general in British history. In 1918, after his armies had won the First World War, he was feted as a saviour. But within twenty years his reputation was in ruins, and it has never recovered. Drawing on previously unknown private papers and new scholarship unavailable when The Chief was first published, eminent First World War historian Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war.

The Good Soldier

The Good Soldier
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Publisher : Atlantic Books Ltd
Total Pages : 416
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ISBN-10 : 9781782394969
ISBN-13 : 1782394966
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Good Soldier by : Gary Mead

Posterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of the First World War. Haig has frequently been presented as a commander who sent his troops to slaughter in vast numbers at the Somme in 1916 and at Passchendaele the following year. The Good Soldier re-examines Haig's record in these battles and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More importantly, it re-evaluates Haig himself, exploring the nature of the man, turning to both his early life and army career before 1914, as well as his unstinting work on behalf of ex-servicemen's organizations after 1918. Finally, in this definitive biography, the man emerges from the myth.

For King and Country

For King and Country
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 591
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ISBN-10 : 9781108429368
ISBN-13 : 110842936X
Rating : 4/5 (68 Downloads)

Synopsis For King and Country by : Heather Jones

Was the First World War really 'For King and Country'? This is the first full history of the monarchy's role.

Architect of Victory

Architect of Victory
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Publisher : Birlinn
Total Pages : 728
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ISBN-10 : 9780857901248
ISBN-13 : 0857901249
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Architect of Victory by : Walter Reid

Douglas Haig's popular image as an unimaginative butcher is unenviable and unmerited. In fact, he masterminded a British-led victory over a continental opponent on a scale that has never been matched before or since. Contrary to myth, Haig was not a cavalry-obsessed, blinkered conservative, as satirised in Oh! What a Lovely War and Blackadder Goes Forth. Fascinated by technology, he pressed for the use of tanks, enthusiastically embraced air power, and encouraged the use of new techniques involving artillery and machine-guns. Above all, he presided over a change in infantry tactics from almost total reliance on the rifle towards all-arms, multi-weapons techniques that formed the basis of British army tactics until the 1970s. Prior re-evaluations of Haig's achievements have largely been limited to monographs and specialist writings. Walter Reid has written the first biography of Haig that takes into account modern military scholarship, giving a more rounded picture of the private man than has previously been available. What emerges is a picture of a comprehensible human being, not necessarily particularly likeable, but honourably ambitious, able and intelligent, and the man more than any other responsible for delivering victory in 1918.