Field Marshal Sir William Robertson Bart (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Cassell & Company, 1926. First Edition. VOLUME ONE ONLY. Hard Cover. No dust jacket. Cover has mild shelfwear, corners and spine ends softened, minor soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked, slightly toned, occasional light foxing. Binding is tight. Hinges are perfect. Very nice copy. Robertson was the firstand still onlyman to rise through the enlisted ranks to become a British Field-Marshal. He served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) from 1915 to 1918. As a staunch 'westerner', he firmly believed the war could be won only on the Western Front and opposed diversions to other theaters. He frequently clashed with political leadership, notably Prime Minister David Lloyd George, over strategy and troop deployment.

Hardcover in Dust Jackets. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. War memoirs by the first British Army soldier to rise from private to field marshal; COS to Haig,1915-1916; Chief of the Imperial General Staff, 1917-1918. This is a very good First English edition set, without dust jackets. The prelims are lightly foxed, the fore-edges more so. The spines are a bit faded and edge-worn. Contents fine. 8vo (334 + pages, with frontispiece portrait and 3 plates; (328 + pages, with frontispiece portait and 3 plates).