British General Staff by David French

British General Staff by David French

The essays that comprise this collection examine the development and influence of the British General Staff from the late Victorian period until the eve of World War II. They trace the changes in the staff that influenced British military strategy and subsequent operations on the battlefield.

French, David: - David French was born in New Haven, Connecticut on May 27, 1940. He grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. He attended Swarthmore College, Stanford University (B.A.) and Harvard University (M.P.A., Ph.D.). David taught for a year at Lincoln University, PA (economics, including African economics) and later for four years at Johnson State College, VT (economics, including Vermont economics). Most of his career, though, was spent with development and humanitarian aid organizations, including the U.N. World Food Program, the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the consulting firm Arthur D. Little, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, the Beijer Institute, the World Resources Institute, the International Fund for Agriculture and Development, and more. He served mostly in posts having to do with renewable energy and natural resources management. David published two books (Working Communally, Basic Books, and Everything is Bad for You, Sourcebooks) as well as articles in The New York Times Magazine, Commonweal, World Development, Public Policy, Natural Resources Forum, Africa Report, and other publications. David has two children and three grandchildren in Dublin, Ireland. He lives with his partner in Vermont.

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ISBN 13	9780714653259
ISBN 10	071465325X
Title	British General Staff
Author	David French
Series	Military History And Policy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2002-10-30
Number of pages	256
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