The Good Soldier: The Biography of Douglas Haig
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- Synopsis
- A balanced look at one of the most controversial commanders of World War I, using interviews with his son and new archival material to shed light onto an intensely private manPosterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of World War I. 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. This account reexamines Haig's record in these battles and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More importantly, it reevaluates 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.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 528 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781782394969
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781782392248
- Publisher:
- Atlantic Books
- Date of Addition:
- 05/03/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Gary Mead
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Military, Biographies and Memoirs
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.