The Confusion of Command

Dan Snow; Mark Pottle

ISBN 10: 1848325754 / ISBN 13: 9781848325753

Published by Frontline Books, 2011

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The Memoirs of Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow 1914 -1915 Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail with tracking worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging. Picture is the actual item.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Confusion of Command
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848325754
• ISBN 13: 9781848325753
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Jacket
• Weight: 21 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • War and Military

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Synopsis

A divisional commander at the beginning of the First World War, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas D'Oyly Snow saw action at Le Cateau, the Marne, Ypres, Arras and Cambrai, before leading the disastrous attack on Gommecourt on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. In this volume of memoirs, he frankly acknowledges the limitations of his own and others' command, while explaining how the totally unprecedented scale of the war made effective communication between officers almost impossible.