DOUGLAS HAIG 1861~1928

Langue : anglais

Edité par LOndon etc~. 1988. Unwin Hyman, 1988

0044401922 / 9780044401926

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green hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. vg+/ near fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. little ding front bottom corner. edges clean. approximately 20 page corner turndowns/creases, otherwise contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. couple of creases on the rear, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (FPu1988 & nap). xi+441p. 11 b&w maps. 16 glossy b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. biography. military history. sudan. campaign. boer war. world war i. british empire. ~ For seventy years Douglas Haig has been portrayed on the one hand as the 'Butcher of the Somme' ~ inept, insensitive and archaic; and on the other as the 'Saviour of Britain' ~ noble, unselfish and heroic. This polarised, strident and ultimately inconclusive argument has resulted in Haig becoming detached from his own persona; he has become a shallow symbol of a past age to be pilloried or praised. The middle ground in the Haig debate has been as barren as No Man's Land. There should be no mystery about Haig. Certain from a very early age of his own greatness, he preserved every record of his achievements: diaries, letters, official reports, etc. The opinions of his contemporaries are likewise readily available. But until now this material has not been used to construct a complete and accurate picture. Critics and supporters have raided the historical records for evidence of the demi~god or demon and have ignored that which conflicts with their preconceptions. They have likewise raced through his early life in order to get to the war, in the process ignoring the complex process of his development as a soldier. Analyses of Haig's command have consequently been as shallow as the prevailing images of the man. After eight years of painstaking and detailed research into previously neglected sources, Gerard De Groot is now able to give us a more complete and balanced picture. This book, which will appeal both to the general and the specialised reader, is not simply a critique of Haig's command in the war, but an exploration into his personality. Close attention to his early life and career reveals him as a creature of his society, a man who mirrored both the virtues and the faults of Edwardian Britain. What emerges is an intense, dedicated, but ultimately flawed servant of his country whose ironic fate it was to grow up in one age and to command in another.

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Titre
DOUGLAS HAIG 1861~1928
Auteur
De Groot, Gerard J.
Éditeur
LOndon etc~. 1988. Unwin Hyman
Année de publication
1988
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anglais
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0044401922
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780044401926
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