GENERALS

Urban, Mark

ISBN 10: 0571224873 / ISBN 13: 9780571224876

Published by Faber & Faber, 2006

Seller Inventory # 0571224873-3-34125366

Synopsis:

Mark Urban tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some - including the Duke of Wellington, Lord Kitchener and Bernard Montgomery - are names etched in the national mythology. Others are unsung heroes and shadowy presences whose achievements or failures may have had consequences quite different to those they had intended.

All ten of these generals revealed either a brilliant ability or a fatal flaw. Success or failure depended largely on their ability to work within Britain's Parliamentary democracy - and against tyrants, despots and emperors who were often free to act alone.

Mark Urban, the acclaimed author of Rifles and Fusiliers, is now one of our foremost experts on military history.

'One of the most intelligent books on the British Army I have ever read.' Allan Mallinson

About the Author: Mark Urban is Diplomatic and Defence Editor for Newsnight. He is the author of, among others, Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA, Rifles and Fusiliers.

Bibliographic Details

Title: GENERALS
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: paperback
Condition: Good