Now in paperback, this fascinating and revelatory new history of the origins of the First World War, of those first few crucial weeks of fighting, and of how Britain and its army fared has won the 2014 British Army Military Book of the Year.
A professional solder for thirty-five years, Allan Mallinson began
writing while still serving.
His first book was a history of four regiments of British light
dragoons, one of which he commanded. His debut novel was the
bestselling A Close Run Thing, the first in an acclaimed series
chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and
after Waterloo (The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the
series). His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a
number of prizes, while 1914- Fight the Good Fight won the British
Army's 'Book of the Year' Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the
Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War,
while Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive history of the First
World War, month by month.
Allan Mallinson reviews for the Spectator and the TLS and also
writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain.
Mallinson uncovers a litany of rivalry and miscalculation. With the
Great War's centenary commemorations on the horizon, he has
produced a must-read for anyone who wants to know how Britain
practically stumbled into one of the bloodiest conflicts in
history.
*SUNDAY EXPRESS*
Formidable and page-turning . . . Mallinson's clinical examination
of the 'what ifs' is as compelling as his account of the death of a
small but professional army, sacrificed to the incuriosity of our
politicians and disinclination of military leaders to countenance
any challenge to what they believed were best laid plans.
*THE TIMES*
Compelling and rigorously researched...paints a vivid picture. . .
this is not dry military history. He tells the story through many
eyes of those on the frontline, from general to Tommy. It's
recounted through regimental histories and underpinned with his
deep understanding of tactics . . . offers unique insights on the
planning, 'politicking' and fighting.
*DAILY EXPRESS*
In the deluge of books to mark the centenary of the start of the
Great War, it is refreshing to find one written by a former soldier
who is also an accomplished military historian . . . a vivid
picture . . . with his soldier's grasp of tactics and strategy,
Mallinson describes with clarity and authority the opening weeks of
the war.
*DAILY MAIL*
Mallinson writes with an exciting pen and a cool head and he
understands war.
*The Times*
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