A biography of the British General Henry Sinclair Horne, whose military career began in the late Victorian Army, and experienced a rapid rise, especially in World War 1, where he was involved in various significant operations on the Western Front in a position of responsibility. His relationship with his superior, Fieldmarshal Douglas Haig, and his role in the development of artillery are particularly explored in this volume, alongside detailed descriptions of the wartime undertakings he planned.
Group
Books (second-hand)
State
Second Hand
Author
Farr, D.
Title
The Silent General. Horne of the First Army. A Biography of Haig's Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms
Details
English text, 10pp. bw illus, 23 bw maps. Solihull: Helion & Company Ltd. 2007. 319 pp.
