For all enthusiasts of field tactics - the author obviously walked every inch of these WW I battlefields. The sense of immediacy is palpable as is his knowledge and research - battalion by battalion, regiment by regiment. The accent is not on the British but on the French and Germans, who each fielded 60 divisions to the British four. Publication coincided with the Centenary of the outbreak of war and shows how the Germans almost won before the end of 1914.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 84 Spring 2017 ) |
