The General (Great War Stories)

The General (Great War Stories)
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Herbert Curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distinction in the Boer War. He knew little then; he learned nothing since. But the army, desperate for officers in the opening months of WW I, hands Curzon, a new division to train.
A few months later his formations dissolve at the Somme, hosed down by German machine guns. Uninstructed, Curzon still thinks himself a leader. When a German offensive threatens his remaining troops, he gallops suicidally into the fighting. He prefers death to self-knowledge.
"THE GENERAL is a superb novel. It blends Forester's preference for military subjects and solid unreflective characters, his irony, his grasp of history and his gift for lean, hypnotic narrative." (The New York Times)
Country USA
Brand Brand: Nautical Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Manufacturer Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781877853395
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Brand: Nautical Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Manufacturer	Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781877853395
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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