Herbert Curzon is a former cavalry officer who earned fortuitous distinction in the Boer War. He knew little then; he learned nothing since. But the army, desperate for officers in the opening months of WW I, hands Curzon, a new division to train. A few months later his formations dissolve at the Somme, hosed down by German machine guns. Uninstructed, Curzon still thinks himself a leader. When a German offensive threatens his remaining troops, he gallops suicidally into the fighting. He prefers death to self-knowledge.
- | Author: C. S. Forester
- | Publisher: William Collins
- | Publication Date: Sep 15, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 320 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Fiction
- | ISBN-10: 000827990X
- | ISBN-13: 9780008279905
- Author:
- C. S. Forester
- Publisher:
- William Collins
- Publication Date:
- Sep 15, 2017
- Number of pages:
- 320 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback/Fiction
- ISBN-10:
- 000827990X
- ISBN-13:
- 9780008279905