High Road to Command: the Diaries of Major-General Sir Edmund Ironside 1920-22

:The Diaries of Major General Sir Edmund Ironside 1920 - 22The Interwar Middle East & North Persia: Ironside's command of the ill-fated Norperforce in 1920 to protect British strategic interests from the Bolsheviks. The Chanak Crisis: Insight into the diplomatic and military tensions that almost brought the UK into war with Turkey in 1922.The diary provides a firsthand, behind-the-scenes look at the operational challenges and political maneuvering of the high command during the chaotic aftermath of World War I. The dust cover has some staining and bumping. The top of the page edges is foxed. Copyright A© Leo Cooper.