Mallinson, Allan
Too Important for the Generals
- ISBN 13:
- 9780553818666
- author:
- Mallinson, Allan
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random Hou
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 400
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- 19.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 centimetres (0, History, Military History, World War I,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Why did winning take so long and exact such a human cost in the First World War? Allan Mallinson's new history provides answers that are both disturbing and thought-provoking. He challenges the prevailing view of British generals as being to blame for the losses and setbacks on the Western Front, arguing instead that they performed as well as could be expected given the magnitude of their task.
Mallinson also disputes the notion that politicians like Lloyd George and Winston Churchill prolonged the war through their amateurish opinions on strategy. Instead, he suggests that even before the war began, Churchill had a more realistic and intelligent grasp of strategy than many senior officers, including Sir Douglas Haig.
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