phil andrade Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 This catches my eye. A bit of a volte face by Walter Reid, rather refuting his earlier stance on Haig. He’s gracious enough to admit that he’s changed his mind. I haven’t bought the book, let alone read it : but I’m tempted. Any forumites willing to recommend it ? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellop Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 Which book is this ?, is there a link missing from your post? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 Hi Fellop The title of the thread is also the title of the book by Walter Reid👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald D Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 Available on Amazon for £11.69, or £10 on Kindle. Three reviews, two 5 star and one lucky to get one star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17107BM Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 Well, always open to a new take on the War, but five days to defeat has not been in any of the text that I have read on the closing stages of the War.Not that at stage anything was a given. We shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil andrade Posted 29 December , 2019 Author Share Posted 29 December , 2019 Googling for reviews, I’ve found an exquisite comment from Walter Reid, accounting for his revised assessment of Haig’s performance in those desperate five days between the German onslaught of 21 March 1918 and the Doullens Conference : Having now focused my research on this period, I have changed my opinion, unconstrained by consistency, that hobgoblin of little minds. This review was pitched in The Scotsman. Walter Reid is a proud Scot, and his previous work on Haig, Architect of Victory, attests this. What excites my interest - apart from the controversial reappraisal - is the courage, candour and confidence implicit in repudiating a former view. How many of us, I wonder, are trapped by our own reluctance to abandon opinions we have consistently expressed, even if we have an unsettling feeling that we might be wrong ? In this aspect alone, Reid might indeed be worth a read ! Happy New Year ! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle George Posted 29 December , 2019 Share Posted 29 December , 2019 2 hours ago, phil andrade said: What excites my interest - apart from the controversial reappraisal - is the courage, candour and confidence implicit in repudiating a former view. How many of us, I wonder, are trapped by our own reluctance to abandon opinions we have consistently expressed, even if we have an unsettling feeling that we might be wrong ? Attached, Ll.G on Robertson (from his Memoirs): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fellop Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 My thanks to Knotty; makes note to self …......... must try harder. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knotty Posted 30 December , 2019 Share Posted 30 December , 2019 Nah just drink less😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Filsell Posted 31 December , 2019 Share Posted 31 December , 2019 Get real guys. Every US academic knows that they won the First World War and the second, and Korea, got a score draw in Vietnam Nam and lost in Afghanistan because rain didn't stop play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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