The First World War / The Great War Generals on the Western Front 1914-18

From: RUSI Journal | Date: February 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

For once, the publisher's blurb is accurate: any new book by John Keegan, one of Britain's most influential and widely-read military historians, is a major event. We have come to expect path-breaking, iconoclastic works from Mr Keegan's pen; witness his assault on traditional military history, in The Face of Battle and his attack on Clausewitz in A History of Warfare. It is therefore something of a surprise to find him restating a very traditional view in The First World War.

This review will dwell upon two aspects with which I happen to disagree. This should not be allowed to obscure the ...

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