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The Good Soldier: The Biography of Douglas Haig

By: Publication details: United Kingdom; Atlantic Books; 2014Description: 509 Pages; PaperbackISBN:
  • 9781782392248
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 940.40 HAI
Summary: "Posterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of the First World War. Haig has frequently been presented as a commander who who sent his troops to slaughter in vast numbers at the Somme in 1916 and at Passchendaele the following year. The Good Soldier re-examines Haig's record in these battles and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More importantly, it re-evaluates Haig himself, exploring the nature of the man, turning to both his early life and army career before 1914, as well as his unstinting work on behalf of ex-servicemen's organizations after 1918. Finally, in this definitive biography, the man emerges from the myth."
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Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Karachi In Store 940.40 HAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn PKLC004166
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 Lahore Withdrawn Books 940.40 HAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Withdrawn on sale PKLC008722
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Shortlisted for the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature

"Posterity has not been kind to Douglas Haig, the commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front for much of the First World War. Haig has frequently been presented as a commander who who sent his troops to slaughter in vast numbers at the Somme in 1916 and at Passchendaele the following year. The Good Soldier re-examines Haig's record in these battles and presents his predicament with a fresh eye. More importantly, it re-evaluates Haig himself, exploring the nature of the man, turning to both his early life and army career before 1914, as well as his unstinting work on behalf of ex-servicemen's organizations after 1918. Finally, in this definitive biography, the man emerges from the myth."

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