The General

Herbert Curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distinction in the Boer War. He knew little then; he learned nothing since. But the army, desperate for officers in the opening months of WW I, hands Curzon, a new division to train. A few months later his formations dissolve at the Somme, hosed down by German machine guns. Uninstructed, Curzon still thinks himself a leader. When a German offensive threatens his remaining troops, he gallops suicidally into the fighting. He prefers death to self-knowledge.

Author: C. S. Forester

Publisher: William Collins

Publication Date: Sep 15, 2017

Number of Pages: 320 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback/Fiction

ISBN-10: 000827990X

ISBN-13: 9780008279905