The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914-18

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Robinson, 1999 - Biography & Autobiography - 549 pages
Many Great War histories tell the reader what happened on the Western front but few spell out why. In this book, the author looks at the battles through the eyes of the generals who were charged with winning them and examines the accusations that have surrounded them for over 70 years. The tragedy of the death toll on the Western Front gives weight to the argument against them, but what were the near unsurmountable problems that stood between the generals and final victory? How much of what the general public believes about the First World War is really true? This book aims to illuminate the bitter controversy.

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Introduction 1735
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THE BACKGROUND TO THE WAR 18711914
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THE TURN OF THE TIDE AND THE HUNDRED DAYS JuneNovember 1918 483
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