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The War Memoirs of Earl Stanhope
General Staff Officer in France and Flanders 1914-1918 by Lieutenant Colonel Earl Stanhope, DSO, MC Edited by Brian Bond |
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"I have frequently been struck by how little we still know about staff officers and staff work in the British Army on the Western Front. Earl Stanhope’s memoirs give valuable - and often opinionated - insights into these very issues. His writings are a very important contribution to the memoir literature of the First World War." Gary Sheffield
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"Your wonderful book on Stanhope has arrived safe and sound" - Eton College Library "The centenary of the Great War is only eight years away and we are gearing Peter Harrington
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"This handsome volume contains an unvarnished and revealing account of personalities and events. Though Stanhope himself viewed his stint in the front line as a crucial experience which stood him in good stead when on the Staff, for the historian his time at corps is of greater interest. Staff memoirs are not terribly common, and at the corps level even less so. Apart from getting out to visit other formations, his work often seems to have consisted of routine office matters rather than the planning and decision-making which were the preserve of more senior officers. However, he attended enough meetings and conferences to form interesting (and at times idiosyncratic) views on a number of formations and their officers. These constitute the most interesting feature of the book, even though one may not invariably agree with them. Brian Bond has edited it painstakingly and backed his work up with a first-rate introduction. It is not a cheap book, but the production standards are outstanding and the design very attractive." – Dr. Andy Simpson, author of Directing Operations: British Corps Command on the Western Front 1914 - 1918; The Evolution of Victory and Hot Blood and Cold Steel. |
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The Bookseller 1 December 2006 Military history in limited editions "Military history publisher Tom Donovan Editions is "set to launch", promising to offer collectors a "real alternative to the mass-produced articles that fill the shelves of the high street bookshops today." |
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"Feedback on your first book? One word, 'excellent' " - D.P., Eastbourne "A very nice piece of book production" - P.S.M., Exmouth "Congratulations on "The Memoirs of Earl Stanhope" I was very impressed with the book, and, must admit that it is one of the few books that I have read right through, put down for a few hours, and then started reading it again." - A.P., Essex
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