Second Hand Field Marshal Sir William Robertson
Chief of the Imperial General Staff in the Great War
Author : David R. Woodward
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Condition
Excellent condition. Black cloth boards are clean and sharp, with gilt titling bright and clear. Binding is very tight and the book appears barely handled. Internally fresh and clean, with the text and photographic plates very well preserved. A superb copy.
Details
General - Pages : 230 | Images : Illustrated with black-and-white photographic plates, including portraits and wartime images. | Publisher : Praeger / Greenwood Publishing Group | Place of Publication : Westport, Connecticut, United States | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1998 | Edition : First Edition | Size : 229mm x 152mm | ISBN : 0275954226
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A focused military biography of Field Marshal Sir William Robertson, Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War. David R. Woodward examines Robertson’s rise from the ranks to the highest professional post in the British Army, and his role as military adviser to Asquith and Lloyd George during the crucial years of 1915–1918. The book explores Robertson’s leadership of the General Staff, his commitment to the Western Front strategy, and his often difficult relationship with Britain’s political leadership.
Based on extensive research, this study offers a detailed reassessment of one of the most important but often less popularly understood figures in Britain’s Great War command structure. Illustrated with black-and-white plates, it will appeal to readers interested in First World War strategy, British high command, civil-military relations, the Western Front and the politics of wartime leadership.
