"A slashing man of action" : the life of Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston MP / Elaine McFarland
1975, First Edition. Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Boards and wrapper sun-toned. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #479161
ISBN: 0713902299
Physical description; 336 p. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Hunters and Westons -- A gentleman and a soldier -- Small wars -- Hunting the Boer -- Brain of the army -- "A brigadier and a band of brothers" -- Winter in the trenches -- "A second Crimea"--the road to Gallipoli -- Achieving the impossible? The beaches and beyond -- A dealer in hope--last battles -- A day of disaster -- Holding on -- Breaking through -- "The man who gets things done". Subjects; Hunter-Weston, Aylmer 1864-1940. Great Britain Army Officers ; Biography. Generals Great Britain ; Biography. World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns. Legislators Great Britain ; Biography.
Price: €60.00