Field-Marshal Earl Haig
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Field-Marshal Earl Haig

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Field-Marshal Earl Haig

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Includes 30 maps, plans and illustrations.A detailed personal account of Earl Haig, the man and his principle campaigns, by his closest colleague and confidante. The renowned novelist Buchan, who served under Chateris during the First World War, provides a foreword."General Charteris had the privilege of serving with Lord Haig in India and at Aldershot, and for the whole of the Great War with the exception of the last two months. During the Battle of the Somme I had the privilege of serving under General Charteris. When, in 1921, the Official History was taking shape, Sir J. E. Edmonds asked Lord Haig whom he would like to go through it on his behalf, with special reference to the work of the I Corps, the answer was: "Send it to Charteris. He knows as much about it as I do."This book is therefore a study of Lord Haig's career by one who was himself a sharer in its most momentous stages. It is also a study of a famous soldier by one who brings to the task not only a knowledge of war, but the understanding born of a deep affection. A great man, especially a great man of action, is apt to appear before the world as a combination of abstract powers and virtues, impressive like a statue set up in some public place, but a little remote from our common life...Future historians will discuss every detail of his campaigns, and every aspect of his genius. But in the meantime the world has cause to be grateful, I think, to General Charteris for providing these mémoires pour servir —a personal narrative of how Lord Haig appeared to a colleague and a friend."-Foreword."The most competent and authoritative biography of Haig published to date, written by one who was closely associated with him. The book throws much light on Allied strategy as well as on the problem of the high command."- William L. Langer – Foreign Affairs magazine

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Information

Publisher
Lucknow Books
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781786255266
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. FOREWORD
  5. PREFACE
  6. CHAPTER I - EARLY DAYS
  7. CHAPTER II - ACTIVE SERVICE IN EGYPT AND SOUTH AFRICA
  8. CHAPTER III - EDINBURGH: 17TH LANCERS
  9. CHAPTER IV - INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CAVALRY IN INDIA
  10. CHAPTER V - WAR OFFICE
  11. CHAPTER VI - INDIA AS CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF
  12. CHAPTER VII - ALDERSHOT
  13. CHAPTER VIII - 1914-NO END OF RETREAT
  14. CHAPTER IX - 1914-BATTLES OF THE MARNE, AISNE AND YPRES
  15. CHAPTER X - 1915-NEUVE CHAPELLE AND FESTUBERT
  16. CHAPTER XI - THE BATTLE OF LOOS
  17. CHAPTER XII - IN CHIEF COMMAND
  18. CHAPTER XIII - THE ALLIED STRATEGY, 1916
  19. CHAPTER XIV - EARLY MONTHS OF 1916
  20. CHAPTER XV - BATTLE OF THE SOMME
  21. CHAPTER XVI - PREPARATIONS FOR 1917
  22. CHAPTER XVII - CALAIS CONFERENCE
  23. CHAPTER XVIII - THE BATTLES OF THE SPRING OF 1917
  24. CHAPTER XIX - THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN, 1917
  25. CHAPTER XX - THE BATTLE OF CAMBRAI
  26. CHAPTER XXI - RAPALLO CONFERENCE AND EXECUTIVE WAR BOARD OF THE SUPREME WAR COUNCIL
  27. CHAPTER XXII - THE GERMAN ATTACK-MARCH, 1918.
  28. CHAPTER XXIII - UNIFIED COMMAND
  29. CHAPTER XXIV - THE FINAL BATTLES
  30. CHAPTER XXV - LIFE AFTER THE WAR-THE BRITISH LEGION
  31. CHAPTER XXVI - HAIG’S PLACE IN HISTORY