Complex sentence: Russell accepted the blame for the loss, in what military historian Christopher Pugsley called'a rare example of a military commander's willingness to accept responsibility for failure', though Pugsley sees the main fault lying with the staff of General Alexander Godley.
Split into simpler sentences: Russell accepted the blame for the loss, in what military historian Christopher Pugsley called'a rare example of a military commander's willingness to accept responsibility for failure, Pugsley, Chris. ' Russell, Andrew Hamilton 1868--1960 though Pugsley sees the main fault lying with the staff of General Alexander Godley.