
Godley
Terry Kinloch(Author)
Exisle Publishing
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-1-77559-363-8 (ISBN)
Description
A comprehensive biography of General Sir Alexander Godley, presenting for the first time a fair and balanced look at his time as commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and II ANZAC Corps during World War I. While Godley is generally remembered as being a poor field commander, Terry Kinloch argues that he was in fact a capable one who had little or no ability to influence the failed battles at Gallipoli and Passchendaele that he is often seen as responsible for. Kinloch also presents, for the first time, a detailed account of Godley?s long pre- and post-World War I career in the British Army. After the war Godley returned to the British Army, eventually reaching the rank of general before retiring in 1933. During his 48-year military career, he also served on operations in Rhodesia and South Africa, as a mounted infantry instructor, in the post-war British occupation force in Germany, and as the Governor of Gibraltar.
Reviews / Votes
Kinloch's biography is balanced and clear. He follows Godley's career step-by-step delving into personality and achievements. It is a great contrast to Godley's more content-free autobiography (Life of an Irish Soldier: Reminiscences of General Sir Alexander Godley). Australian and New Zealand readers of military history will welcome this well-thought-out biography. * RUSI Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 167 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
865 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77559-363-8 (9781775593638)
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Person
Terry Kinloch served for thirty years as an officer in the New Zealand Army. He has previously published two books about the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in World War I: Echoes of Gallipoli (Exisle, 2005) and Devils on Horses (Exisle, 2007).
Content
Maps
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface: The Elephant in the Room
1. Victorian Childhood
2. Irish Fusilier
3. The Mashonaland Rebellion
4. Fighting the Farmers
5. Backing the Wrong Horse
6. A Man with a Mission
7. The NZEF Goes to War
8. It All Looks Very Promising
9. So Ends the Great Adventure
10. To the Western Front
11. The Mud and the Blood
12. The Green Fields Beyond
13. After the War
14. Imperial Scapegoat
Chronology
Glossary
Notes
References
Index
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface: The Elephant in the Room
1. Victorian Childhood
2. Irish Fusilier
3. The Mashonaland Rebellion
4. Fighting the Farmers
5. Backing the Wrong Horse
6. A Man with a Mission
7. The NZEF Goes to War
8. It All Looks Very Promising
9. So Ends the Great Adventure
10. To the Western Front
11. The Mud and the Blood
12. The Green Fields Beyond
13. After the War
14. Imperial Scapegoat
Chronology
Glossary
Notes
References
Index