Item #480135 Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson : a political soldier / Keith Jeffery. Keith Jeffery.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson : a political soldier / Keith Jeffery

2009, Reprint. Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press. Near fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Spine bands and panel edges very slightly dulled. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #480135

Physical description; xiv, 325 pages : illustrations, maps. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310) and index. Contents; Illustrations; Maps; List of abbreviations; 1. The Irish context; 2. The making of a staff officer; 3. South Africa; 4. Work in the War Office; 5. At the Staff College; 6. Preparing for war; 7. Politics, the Irish question, and war; 8. With the BEF; 9. IV Corps; 10. Coalition warfare; 11. Winning the war; 12. Defending the empire; 13. Losing Ireland and saving Ulster; 14. Death and reputation; Bibliography; Index. Subjects; Wilson, Henry 1864-1922. British Army. History Military Pictorial. Marshals.

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