British generalship during the Great War
Subtitle: the military career of Sir Henry Horne (1861-1929)
By: Simon Robbins
Series: Birmingham studies in First World War history; Birmingham studies in First World War history
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Farnham, Surrey; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780754661276; 9781409409489
Subjects: Great Britain; World War, 1914-1918; Generals; Great Britain. Army; Biography
Other titles: Military career of Sir Henry Horne (1861-1929)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The early years: 1861-80; title: Apprenticeship: 1899-1914; title: Artillery commander: 1914; title: Divisional commander: 1915; title: Corps commander in Egypt and on the Somme: 1916; title: Army commander: 1916-17; title: Developing a winning formula: 1918; title: A career closes: 1919-29; title: A reappraisal of Horne's career.