This biography of the unlovable General Haig is an important contribution to military history. The author sets out to redress the negative image that Haig provoked from the Boer war on. Mead's fairness makes one occasionally wonder whether he is trying too hard to rehabilitate his subject. However, there are definitely things needed to be retold and set right and in this respect this is the first proper biography of this controversial, undeniably farseeing and perhaps misunderstood general.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 74 Autumn 2014 ) |
