British Generalship during the Great War: The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne (1861-1929)

by Simon Robbins

Book Overview

Following the career of one relatively unknown First World War general, Lord Horne, this book adds to the growing literature that challenges long-held assumptions that the First World War was a senseless bloodbath conducted by unimaginative and incompetent generals. Instead it demonstrates that men like Horne developed new tactics and techniques to deal with the novel problems of trench warfare and in so doing seeks to re-establish the image of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138253375
• ISBN13: 9781138253377
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"