TY  - BOOK
AU  - ATWOOD Rodney
TI  - The life of field Marshal Lord Roberts
SN  - 9781780936765 (hbk.) :
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury, 
KW  - ROBERTS, FREDERICK SLEIGH ROBERTS EARL, 1832-1914
KW  - MARSHALS
KW  -  GREAT BRITAIN
KW  -  BIOGRAPHY
KW  - GREAT BRITAIN
KW  -  HISTORY, MILITARY
KW  - 19TH CENTURY
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This biography of Field Marshal Lord Roberts charts a remarkable life that spanned the apogee of the British Empire. During a diverse career, Roberts won the Victoria Cross, planned the strategic defence of India, turned the tide of war in South Africa, introduced army reform and campaigned for National Service before 1914. Rodney Atwood explores his military career, in particular his role as a tactician and strategist in Afghanistan, Burma, the North-West frontier, South Africa and in 1914, but also looks at Robert as a symbol of Empire and explores his role as a spokesman for British rule in India
ER  -