Godley: The man behind the myth (NZ Author/Topic)
(Paperback, Large Print Edition)
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Godley: The man behind the myth (NZ Author/Topic)
By (Author) Terry Kinloch
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1st November 2018
Large Print Edition
Australia
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
First World War
Physical Properties
Paperback
566
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
Description
A comprehensive biography of General Sir Alexander Godley, presenting for the first time a fair and balanced look at his time as commander of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) and II ANZAC Corps during World War I. While Godley is generally remembered as being a poor field commander, Terry Kinloch argues that he was in fact a capable one who had little or no ability to influence the failed battles at Gallipoli and Passchendaele that he is often seen as responsible for. Kinloch also presents, for the first time, a detailed account of Godley's long pre- and post-World War I career in the British Army. After the war Godley returned to the British Army, eventually reaching the rank of general before retiring in 1933. During his 48-year military career, he also served on operations in Rhodesia and South Africa, as a mounted infantry instructor, in the post-war British occupation force in Germany, and as the Governor of Gibraltar.
