THE SILENT GENERAL: HORNE OF THE FIRST ARMY: A Biography of Haig's Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms ebook

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By the outbreak of the Great War, Henry Horne was a Brigadier General The title slightly obscures the fact that the most valuable aspect of the book is the recounting of the 1st Army's war, especially the last 100 days.

By the outbreak of the Great War, Henry Horne was a Brigadier General. Two years later he was a full General in command of the BEF’s First Army. The title slightly obscures the fact that the most valuable aspect of the book is the recounting of the 1st Army's war, especially the last 100 days. The role of the Canadians is well covered and they did extraordinary work. Horne comes across as a rather ordinary and not very talented general whose friendship with Haig helped him a lot. The so-called "Silent General" was positively garrulous compared with Plumer who was also much more able.

A biography of haig's trusted great war comrade-in-arms

A biography of haig's trusted great war comrade-in-arms. Product was successfully added to your shopping cart. Horne of the first army. After a customary slow start in the late Victorian army, Henry Horne first made an impact during the Boer War, fortuitously as it was to turn out, under the eyes of a Colonel Douglas Haig. By the outbreak of the Great War, Henry Horne was a Brigadier General. Two years later he was a full General in command of the BEF's First Army.

The Silent General book. After a customary slow start in the late Victorian army, Henry Horne first made an impact during the Boer War, fortuitously as it was to turn out, under the eyes of a Colonel Douglas Haig

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Farr, Don, The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, A Biography of Haig’s Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms (Helion, Solihull, 2007)

Farr, Don, The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, A Biography of Haig’s Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms (Helion, Solihull, 2007). Robbins, Dr Simon, The First World War Letters of General Lord Horne (The History Press Ltd for the Army Records Society, 28 September 2009, ISBN 0-7524-5463-3, ISBN 978-0-7524-5463-4). Robbins, Dr Simon, British Generalship during the Great War: The Military Career of Sir Henry Horne (1861–1929) (Ashgate, 1 September 2010, ISBN 0-7546-6127-X, ISBN 978-0-7546-6127-6).

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By the outbreak of the Great War he was a Brigadier General and became full General in command of the BEF’s First Army two years later. This biography asseses Horne's relationship with Haig and the Canadian Corps and evaluates his contribution to the technical advances of the artillery during the war. AUTHOR.

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Whether or not Henry Sinclair Horne was the ‘silent’ General he might certainly, if he were still alive, lay claim to being the ‘forgotten’ General of the Western Front. His self-effacement in a profession not renowned for shrinking violets undoubtedly made its contribution to his relative anonymity - he wrote no memoirs nor kept anything more than sketchy diaries - but it is still surprising that such an important contributor to the defeat of the German army in the Great War has not until now received the attentions of a biographer. After a customary slow start in the late Victorian army, Henry Horne first made an impact during the Boer War, fortuitously as it was to turn out, under the eyes of a Colonel Douglas Haig. By the outbreak of the Great War, Henry Horne was a Brigadier General. Two years later he was a full General in command of the BEF’s First Army. His was one of the most rapid elevations to top rank recorded in the war. In the two years he spent as an army commander he commanded the brilliant capture of Vimy Ridge, the desperate defensive Battle of the Lys, the successful assault on the Drocourt-Quéant Switch, the outstanding crossing of the Canal du Nord and the liberation of Douai, Cambrai, Lens, Valenciennes and Mons. Napoleon always sought to ensure that his generals were lucky. In that respect Henry Horne would have suited him. He was lucky in having a long-standing close professional relationship with the Commander-in-Chief, FM Haig; in having under his command at First Army the elite Canadian Corps and some distinguished British divisions; and in having as his Chief of Staff one of the outstanding staff officers of the war. But there was more to Henry Horne than just luck. This belated biography assesses Henry Horne’s relationship with Haig and the Canadian Corps. It also evaluates his contribution to the technical advances of the artillery during the war and describes the battles which he conducted. It attempts to accord to Henry Horne the recognition and credit that he deserves but which has for so long been withheld.