The Chief - Softcover

Sheffield, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845137698 ISBN 13: 9781845137694

Publisher: Aurum Press, 2012

Synopsis

‘Well written and persuasive ...objective and well-rounded....this 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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

 

Review:

"Well written and persuasive . . . objective and well-rounded. . . . This scholarly rehabilitation should be the standard biography."  —Mail on Sunday

"Solid scholarship and admirable advocacy."  —Sunday Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1845137698
• ISBN 13: 9781845137694
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488