Kitchener''s War - British Strategy From 1914-1916

Informationen zum Autor GEORGE CASSAR Klappentext A new study of one of Britain 's most famous soldiers Zusammenfassung Without the advantage of birth or social connections, Horatio Herbert Kitchener rose rapidly in the Army, from obscure subaltern to the most acclaimed soldier in Britain. In August 1914, in the hour of his country’s greatest need, he dutifully responded to the call to serve as secretary for war. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. The Making of a Warlord 2. War Plans 3. Imperial Issues and Peripheral Theaters 4. Stumbling Colossus 5. The Early Test of Leadership 6. From Antwerp to the Close of 1914 7. Drawn into the Dardanelles Vortex 8. Imperial Issues and Peripheral Theaters II 9. Mounting Troubles 10. Armaments for Russia 11. Collapse of an Active-Defense Policy 12. Imperial Issues and Peripheral heaters III 13. Tormented War Lord 14. The Final Phase 15. Kitchener's Legacy in the Great War Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: George Cassar, George H Cassar, George H. Cassar
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2005
• EAN: 9781574887099
• ISBN: 978-1-57488-709-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries