Blood, Sweat and Arrogance
The Myths of Churchill's War
$51.01
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
10 May 2007
Summary
Gordon Corrigan’s MUD AND BLOOD POPPYCOCK overturned the myths that surround the First World War. Now he challenges our assumptions about the Second World War in this brilliant, caustic narrative that exposes just how close Britain came to losing.
He reveals how Winston Churchill bears a heavy responsibility for the state of the British forces in 1939, and how his interference in military operations caused a string of disasters. Gordon Corrigan investigates how the British, w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304367382 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304367389 |
| Author: | Gordon Corrigan |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Reference |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 10 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 380g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 34mm |
| Series: | Phoenix Press |
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Critics Review
Well worth reading
This story has been told many times before but it gains substantially from this retelling of it - brilliantly described and lucidly explained. Corrigan also peppers his narrative with an engrossing array of military knowledge * SPECTATOR *Well worth reading * SUNDAY TIMES *
About The Author
Gordon Corrigan
The author was commissioned from the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst in 1962 and retired from the Brigade of Gurkhas in 1998. A member of the British Commission for Military History and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, he speaks fluent Nepali and is a keen horseman.
Previous titles:
Wellington Blood, Sweat and Arrogance Mud, Blood and Poppycock The Battle of Loos Sepoys in the Trenches Look to Your Front
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