Forgotten Victory - Maybe the British Were Lions Led By Lions?
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Forgotten Victory - Maybe the British Were Lions Led By Lions?
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Everything you know about WWI is wrong! Okay... maybe not everything, but some things definitely.
Forgotten Victory: The First World War: Myths and Realities
By: Gary Sheffield
Published: 2001
318 Pages
Briefly, what is this book about?
An apologetic work directed at British leadership during WWI. It refutes the claim that the British Army was composed of “lions led by donkeys”, and instead lays out a case for increasing competence, the necessity of offensives, and a string of victories in 1918.
What's the author's angle?
Sheffield is a noted member of the revisionist school. He wants to revise the vision of futility most commonly associated with the British participation in WWI.
Who should read this book?
Someone who wants a more complete view of WWI, and who is wary of simplistic tales of strategic idiocy.
Specific thoughts: WWI was horrible for the British, but it couldn’t have been won any other way