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‘Well written and persuasive …objective and [...] 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.
‘Well written and persuasive …objective and [...] 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.
One of Britain's leading military historians, GARY SHEFFIELD is Professor of War Studies at the University of Wolverhampton. He has written a number of critically acclaimed and commercially successful books on the First World War including Forgotten Victory: The First World War – Myths and Realities. He is the co-editor of Douglas Haig: War Diaries and Letters 1914-18.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Geschichte, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781845137694 |
| ISBN-10: | 1845137698 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Sheffield, Gary |
| Hersteller: | Quarto Publishing PLC |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 129 x 199 x 30 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Gary Sheffield |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.05.2012 |
| Gewicht: | 0,34 kg |
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