Forgotten Victory: The First World War: Myths and Realities - Couverture souple

Sheffield, Gary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747264600 ISBN 13 : 9780747264606

Editeur : Headline Review, 2002

Synopsis

The First World War is arguably the most misunderstood event in twentieth-century history. In a radical new interpretation, leading military historian Gary Sheffield argues that while the war was tragic, it was not futile; and, although condemned as 'lions led by donkeys', in reality the British citizen army became the most effective fighting force in the world, which in 1918 won the greatest series of battles in British history. A challenging and controversial book, FORGOTTEN VICTORY is based on twenty years of research and draws on the work of major scholars. Without underestimating the scale of the human tragedy or playing down the disasters, it explodes many myths about the First World War, placing it in its true historical context.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gary Sheffield is Professor of War Studies at the University of Birmingham. He read History at Leeds University and in 1985 became a lecturer in the Department of War Studies, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He moved to the Joint Services Command and Staff College in 1999 as Senior Lecturer in the Defence Studies Department of King's College London and Land Warfare Historian on the Higher Command and Staff Course. In 2005 King's College London awarded him a Personal Chair as Professor of Modern History.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline Review
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0747264600
• ISBN 13: 9780747264606
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
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• Personne responsable: non disponible