John Spencer, Gary Sheffield

Wilson's War

Sir Henry Wilson's Influence on British Military Policy in the Great War and Its Aftermath

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Produktbeschreibung

Field-Marshal Sir Henry Wilson is one of the most controversial British officers of the Great War, condemned as much for what he wrote as for what he did. Making extensive use of primary sources, including Wilson's controversial diaries, and those of many of his contemporaries, this new study sheds fresh light on Wilson's Great War career.

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Produktdetails

• Wolverhampton Military Studies
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 173mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 570g
• ISBN-13: 9781912866274
• ISBN-10: 1912866277
• Artikelnr.: 56732286

Autorenporträt

John Spencer has a particular interest in Grand Strategy and superior direction in the Great War. He completed his PhD on Sir Henry Wilson's impact on British policy during the conflict in 2017 at the University of Wolverhampton, under the supervision of Professor Gary Sheffield. He has a BA in International Relations from the University of Lancaster and an MA in First World War Studies from the University of Birmingham. John was a journalist for more than 30 years, on regional newspapers and later as Managing Editor of the Press Association, the national news agency for Britain and Ireland. His study of the career of Field Marshal Sir William Robertson has resulted chapters on 'Wully' in Stemming the Tide: Officers and Leadership in the British Expeditionary Force 1914, Courage Without Glory: The British Army on the Western Front 1915 and At All Costs: the British Army on the Western Front 1916, all edited by Spencer Jones and published by Helion & Company. John is a member of both the Western Front Association and the Gallipoli Association, and editsRecords, the journal of the Douglas Haig Fellowship.