HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. HarperCollins Publishers Limited ISBN 000758007x 9780007580071 [GB]

ISBN10: 000758007X, ISBN13: 9780007580071, [publisher: William Collins] Softcover 320 S. Alle Bücher & Medienartikel von Book Broker sind stets in gutem & sehr gutem gebrauchsfähigen Zustand. Unser Produktfoto entspricht dem hier angebotenen Artikel, dieser weist folgende Merkmale auf: Helle/saubere Seiten in fester Bindung. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 290 Taschenbuch, Maße: 12.9 cm x 2.4 cm x 19.8 cm
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2015]
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. HarperCollins Publishers Limited ISBN 000758007x 9780007580071 [US]

William Collins. Paperback. New. William Collins ISBN 000758007x 9780007580071 [IN]

London, England: William Collins, Date: 2015. Trade Paperback. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - A Superb Yet Neglected Novel, 'The General' Is The Most Vivid, Moving - And Devastating - Word-Portrait Of A World War One British Commander Ever Written, Here Re-Introduced By Max Hastings. Best Known For His Hornblower Novels, C.S. Forester'S 1936 Masterpiece Follows Herbert Curzon, Who Fumbled A Fortuitous Early Step On The Path To Glory In The Boer War. 1914 Finds Him An Honourable, Decent, Brave And Wholly Unimaginative Colonel. Survival Through The Early Slaughters In Which So Many Fellow-Officers Perished Then Brings Him Rapid Promotion. By 1916, He Commands 100,000 British Soldiers, Whom He Leads Through The Horrors Of The Somme And Passchendaele. Wonderfully Human, This Is The Story Of A Man Of His Time Who Is Anything But Wicked, Yet Presides Over Appalling Sacrifice And Tragedy. In His Awkwardness And His Marriage To A Duke'S Unlovely, Unhappy Daughter, Curzon Embodies Forester'S Full Powers As A Story-Teller. Rendered With Exquisite Compassion Are Curzon'S Patriotism, Diligence, Sense Of Duty And Refusal To Yield To Difficulties. But Also Powerfully Damned Is The Same Spirit Which Caused A Hundred Real-Life British Generals To Serve As High Priests At The Bloodiest Human Sacrifice In The Nation'S History. A Masterful And Insightful ...

Paperback / softback. New. The book John Kelly reads every time he gets a promotion to remind him of `the perils of hubris, the pitfalls of patriotism and duty unaccompanied by critical thinking' The most vivid, moving - and devastating - word-portrait of a World War One British commander ever written, here re-introduced by Max Hastings. ISBN 000758007x 9780007580071 [GB]

London William Collins 2015 Mass-market paperback Good. Glued binding. B-format paperback.

London William Collins 2015 Mass-market paperback New. Glued binding. B-format paperback.