Research Catalog

Title

The embattled general : Sir Richard Turner and the First World War / William F. Stewart.

Author

Stewart, William Frederick, 1958-

Publication

• Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
• ©2015

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Details

Description

xviii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 24 cm

Summary

"Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Turner (1871-1961) was a capable but controversial Canadian general who played a critical role in the development of the Canadian Corps up to 1917 and contributed significantly to its success thereafter. Despite his many accomplishments (including being awarded the Victoria Cross), Turner is often portrayed as a political appointee and repeated failure--representations that ignore, minimize, or misconstrue his successes as a combat commander and head of Canadian forces in England. In The Embattled General William Stewart reveals Turner's tactical, operational, and administrative contributions to the Canadian war effort. Uniquely, Turner held senior commands in both combat arms and administration and Stewart narrates and analyzes Turner's successes and failures in the Boer War and the First World War's battles of Ypres, Festubert, St Eloi, and the Somme. He also studies Turner's career after his transfer to command Canadian forces in England in December 1916, where Turner reformed an administration in chaos. Turner post-war played a key role in the formation of the Royal Canadian Legion. Based on exhaustive research from over 1,200 volumes of material, including many previously untouched sources, The Embattled General provides a balanced and just re-evaluation of Turner, identifying his merits as well as his flaws."--

Subjects

• World War, 1914-1918 > Canada
• Generals > Canada > Biography
• Turner, Richard E. W (Richard Ernest William), 1871-1961
• Canada > Canadian Armed Forces > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats (note)

• Issued also in electronic format.

Call Number

JFE 16-7534

ISBN

• 9780773546257
• 0773546251
• 9780773598003 (canceled/invalid)
• 0773598006 (canceled/invalid)
• 9780773598010 (canceled/invalid)
• 0773598014 (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

908628824

Author

Stewart, William Frederick, 1958- author.

Title

The embattled general : Sir Richard Turner and the First World War / William F. Stewart.

Publisher

Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.

Copyright Date

©2015

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional Formats

Issued also in electronic format.

Other Form:

Stewart, William Frederick, 1958-, author. Embattled general. (CaOONL)20159042755

Research Call Number

JFE 16-7534