The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Biography and Autobiography British Soldiers
RCC8298
In Haig's Shadow. The Letters of Major-General Hugo de Pree and Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
ISBN
9781784383534
Purchase Price
£2.00 (new)
Date Purchased
November 17, 2025
Publisher
Greenhill Books an imprint of Pen & Sword (2019, Barnsley, South Yorks)
Notes
This book was edited by Gary Sheffield. It is an important addition to the primary source records of the First World War and the later activities of the Haig Family. De Pree was a notable soldier in his own right. He was a nephew of |Haig. This book includes letters and other writings by both men. De Pree played a major role in the planning of the Battle of Cambrai. He was controversially sacked as a Brigade Commander in 1918, but later exonerated and given another brigade.
9781784383534
Purchase Price
£2.00 (new)
Date Purchased
November 17, 2025
Publisher
Greenhill Books an imprint of Pen & Sword (2019, Barnsley, South Yorks)
Notes
This book was edited by Gary Sheffield. It is an important addition to the primary source records of the First World War and the later activities of the Haig Family. De Pree was a notable soldier in his own right. He was a nephew of |Haig. This book includes letters and other writings by both men. De Pree played a major role in the planning of the Battle of Cambrai. He was controversially sacked as a Brigade Commander in 1918, but later exonerated and given another brigade.