
Godley
The man behind the myth
Terry Kinloch(Author)
Exisle Publishing
Book
Leather / fine binding
328 pages
978-1-77559-367-6 (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. This handcrafted limited edition leather bound book will be a collectors' piece for generations. Just 50 have been produced and all have been individually signed and numbered by the author.
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Edition
Edition with numbered copies
Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Edition type
Special edition
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Leather, bonded
Illustrations
50 Illustrations, black and white; 15 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-77559-367-6 (9781775593676)
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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).