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The Lessons of War: The Experiences of Seven Future Leaders in the First World War
Author(s): William van der Kloot (Author)
- Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
- Publication Date: 14 July 2008
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 240 pages
- ISBN-10: 1845886348
- ISBN-13: 9781845886349
Book Description
Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Benito Mussolini, Gustav Mannerheim, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Harold Macmillan and Herbert Hoover.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Highly informative and compelling.” —The Washington Times
About the Author
William Van der Kloot is a retired American biology professor now living in south England. He studied at Harvard and Cambridge universities and taught at Harvard, Cornell, NYU and Stony Brook, where he is now Distinguished Professor Emeritus. As well as numerous scientific works, he has previously written articles on the energy balance of the German people during the blockade of 1914 1919, weapons of mass destruction and the academic-industrial-military complex and the development of sound-ranging during World War I.
