About the Author

Andrew A. Wiest, Ph.D., is a professor of history at the University of Southern Mississippi and was Visiting Senior Lecturer, War Studies Department, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He is the author of numerous books, including Passchendaele and the Royal Navy. He lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Reviews

"Andrew Wiest's brief and balanced analysis reaffirms both Haig's limitations and his significant contributions to Britain's greatest-ever victory on land." --Dennis Showalter, author of TANNENBERG: CLASH OF EMPIRES, 1914