Too Important for the Generals
Losing and Winning the First World War
$40.16
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2017
Summary
Published as the world marks the centenary of one of the most infamous battles of the First World War, the Somme, this powerfully-argued and polemical new history of the war by one of Britain’s most respected military historians explores how the war was fought, how near we came to losing it - and why winning proved so costly and why the Allied generals and politicians failed to find a less bloody strategy for victory.
‘War is too important to be left to the generals’ snapped future Fr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553818666 |
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| ISBN-10: | 055381866X |
| Author: | Allan Mallinson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 323g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 127mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
“Allan Mallinson puts his case compellingly in a stimulating overview of the war. He combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist.” – Lawrence James The Times “Allan Mallinson puts his case compellingly in a stimulating overview of the war. He combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist.” – Lawrence James The Times “Very readable … excellently researched …a must for anyone interested in military history and the interface of political and military power; the fact that, 100 years on, historians are still in such disagreement demonstrates just how important and absorbing the debate remains.” COUNTRY LIFE “Provocative … succinctly summarises the big battles of the conflict, before discussing the commanders’ shortcomings, which is his theme.‘” – Max Hastings SUNDAY TIMES “Mallinson … argues persuasively that those charged with sending men into battle should have given a better account of themselves. As the nation commemorates one of the darkest chapters in British Army history, it is hard to disagree.” SOLDIER magazine
Allan Mallinson
Allan Mallinson is a professional soldier of thirty-five years’ service, who began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of which he commanded.
His debut novel, A Close Run Thing, was the first in an acclaimed series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and after Waterloo. The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the series.
His book The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a number of prizes, while 1914: Fight the Good Fight won the British Army’s ‘Book of the Year’ Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, offers a provocative look at leadership during the Great War, and Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive month-by-month history of the First World War.
Allan Mallinson reviews for The Spectator and the TLS, and also writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain.
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