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Without the advantage of birth or social
connections, Horatio Herbert Kitchener rose rapidly in the Army,
from obscure subaltern to the most acclaimed soldier in Britain. In
August 1914, in the hour of his countrys greatest need, he
dutifully responded to the call to serve as secretary for war.
George Cassars study focuses on Kitcheners role in recognizing and
framing the larger issues of the war facing his countrymen and the
Allies. From the beginning he appreciated the complexities and
demands of the global conflict, understanding that it would last at
least three years and require the deployment of a mass army. His
recruiting campaign, highlighted by the famous poster Your Country
Needs You, brought in nearly three million volunteers, a feat that
no other belligerent nation came close to matching. Kitcheners
strategy was twofold. First, to defeat Germany and preserve
Britains independ-ence, Kitchener understood that the key to
victory was to treat the western and eastern fronts as one. Thus he
worked closely with, and supplied armaments to, the Russian army,
while pursuing careful attrition in France. His second aim was to
enhance the security of Britain and its empire in a postwar world,
not just against enemies but also against allies. Drawing upon a
variety of unpublished sources, ranging from government documents
to the private papers of leading generals and politicians, the
author sheds new light on Kitcheners controversial role in the
Dardanelles campaign and the munitions crisis, his efforts to
organize an Arab revolt against Turkey, his supervision of
operations in Africa, and his relations with colleagues and Allied
leaders. This highly readable book refutes many myths about
Kitchener, which his detractors circulated after his death in 1916,
and makes a powerful case that without his leadership the Entente
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| ISBN-10: 1574887084 ISBN-13: 9781574887082 |
Hardback - May 2004 |
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