Field Marshal Earl Haig by Brigadier General and 12 similar items

Field Marshal Earl Haig by Brigadier General John Charteris Field-Marshal Earl Haig Brigadier General John Charteris New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 Foreword by John Buchan Illustrated with maps and photographs 407 pages The binding is in acceptable condition, the pages are tanned and mildly foxed. There is a name in pencil written on the free front end paper. The cover has a small amount of edge wear and the spine is faded. Good. Hardcover. From the foreword: General Charteris had the privilege of serving with Lord Haig in India and at Aldershot, and for the whole of the Great War with the exception of the last two months. This book is therefore a study of Lord Haig's career by one who was himself a sharer in its most momentous stages. It is also a study of a famous soldier by one who brings to the task not only a knowledge of war, but the understanding born of a deep affection. A great man, especially a great man of action, is apt to appear before the world as a combination of abstract powers and virtues. The world has cause to be grateful to General Charteris for providing a personal narrative of how Lord Haig appeared to a colleague and a friend. (#00002200)