Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: A Political Soldier
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: A Political Soldier by
Keith Jeffery ISBN: 9780199239672
Published by Oxford University Press on January 1st 2008
Pages: 325
Len's Summary: The story of a passionate Irish unionist who was one of England's most influential soldiers before and during WWI. Wilson was BEF liaison to the French Army and Western Front corps commander before replacing Sir William Robertson as Chief of the Imperial General Staff in February 1918. He was assassinated by the IRA in 1922.