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Anthony Clayton is a retired official of the British Colonial Government of Kenya, former Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and former Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey. He is author of 16 books, including
Paths of Glory: The French Army, 1914¿1918; The British Officer: Leaders of the Army from 1660s to the Present; Defeat: When Nations Lose a War; and
Warfare in Woods and Forests (IUP, 2012).
List of contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
1. Birth and Early Years, 1867-1914
2. Chief of Staff, 1914-1918
3. Versailles, Warsaw, Syria, 1919-1924
4. Defense Policy in a Fractured France, 1925-1939
5. Commander-in-Chief, May-June 1940
6. Minister for National Defense, June-September 1940
7. A General Out of Step: North Africa, 1940-1941
8. Final Misfortunes and Final Years, 1941-1965
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
About the author
Anthony Clayton is a retired official of the British Colonial Government of Kenya, former Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and former Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey. He is author of 16 books, including
Paths of Glory: The French Army, 1914-1918; The British Officer: Leaders of the Army from 1660s to the Present; Defeat: When Nations Lose a War; and
Warfare in Woods and Forests (IUP, 2012).
