GENERALS - Ten British Commanders Who Shaped the World
Since the army was an appendage of such a great sea-going and trading power, those who managed the apparently impossible task of satisfying civilian politicians, impressing a sceptical public and galvanising an officer corps of gentlemen amateurs can be regarded as truly great generals.
In Generals, Mark Urban picks ten exceptional soldiers who he feels had the greatest impact on Britain and its army. Some, like Wellington and Montgomery, are well known. Others have become largely forgotten, yet their legacy lives on. From the restoration of the monarchy, to the invention of Blitzkreig, these generals' actions, whether intentional or not, changed Britain forever.
Mark's selection of Generals are
George Monck 1608 - 1670
John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough 1650 - 1722
William Howe 1729 - 1814
Prince Frederick, Duke of York 1763 - 1827
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington 1769 - 1852
Charles George Gordon 1833 - 1885
(Horatio) Herbert Kitchener 1850 - 1916
Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby 1861 - 1936
John Frederick Charles Fuller 1878 - 1966
Bernard Law Montgomery 1887 - 1975
Contains 16 pages of b/w & colour illustrations.
