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Liaison, 1914: A Narrative of the Great Retreat

Hardback

Main Details

Title Liaison, 1914: A Narrative of the Great Retreat
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Sir Edward Spears
Introduction by Sir Winston S. Churchill
Introduction by Max Egremont
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:624
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreWorld history
World history - BCE to c 500 CE
World history - c 500 to C 1500
World history - c 1500 to c 1750
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
First world war
ISBN/Barcode 9780297841524
ClassificationsDewey:940.421
Audience
General
Edition New ed of 2 Revised ed
Illustrations 12 maps, b&w photographs

Publishing Details
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
Publication Date 13 May 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A lieutenant of Hussars at the beginning of World War I, Edward Spears was the first British officer to be sent to the front in August 1914. As an outstanding liaison officer with the French Vth Army, he was an eyewitness of the most crucial phase of the war, leading to the victory of the Marnne.