Victoria's Generals |
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| Editor:
| Beckett, Ian F. W.
Corvi, Steven J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84415-918-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2009 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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The senior British generals of the Victorian era--men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener--were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the
The senior British generals of the Victorian era--men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener--were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the