Insiders and Outsiders in British First World War Generals

There is a very clear picture in the broader public memory of what a British general of the First World War looks like. He is moustached, bemedaled and beribboned, imperious and cold. Far more than that, he is a political and social insider, a product of rigid class systems, potentially at the expense of actual … Continue reading Insiders and Outsiders in British First World War Generals