Richard Holmes
- Published in print:
- 1991
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198222996
- eISBN:
- 9780191678561
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222996.003.0006
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Military History
This chapter examines the conflict between John French and Horatio Herbert Kitchener which is relevant to their memoirs about World War I. It suggests that the lines of battle between French and ...
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This chapter examines the conflict between John French and Horatio Herbert Kitchener which is relevant to their memoirs about World War I. It suggests that the lines of battle between French and Kitchener were drawn long before the dispute between them burst into print. It explains that the seeds of the clash lay in their characters, with French being a lively cavalry officer whose amorous exploits were legendary while Kitchener was a dour engineer of monkish proclivities. This chapter suggests the French-Kitchener controversy remained fiercely burning until the 1980s.Less
This chapter examines the conflict between John French and Horatio Herbert Kitchener which is relevant to their memoirs about World War I. It suggests that the lines of battle between French and Kitchener were drawn long before the dispute between them burst into print. It explains that the seeds of the clash lay in their characters, with French being a lively cavalry officer whose amorous exploits were legendary while Kitchener was a dour engineer of monkish proclivities. This chapter suggests the French-Kitchener controversy remained fiercely burning until the 1980s.
Ian Beckett
- Published in print:
- 1991
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198222996
- eISBN:
- 9780191678561
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198222996.003.0005
- Subject:
- History, British and Irish Modern History, Military History
This chapter examines the publishing and financial aspects of writing memoirs related to World War I. It highlights the conflicts and controversies surrounding the memoirs written by soldiers and ...
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This chapter examines the publishing and financial aspects of writing memoirs related to World War I. It highlights the conflicts and controversies surrounding the memoirs written by soldiers and statesmen. These include the autobiographies of statesmen Horatio Herbert Kitchener and Lloyd George, and Western Front Commanders John French, Horace Smith-Dorien, and Hubert Gough. This chapter suggests that the controversies may have resulted from the fact that autobiography is a historical genre that is most susceptible to conscious manipulation by the author.Less
This chapter examines the publishing and financial aspects of writing memoirs related to World War I. It highlights the conflicts and controversies surrounding the memoirs written by soldiers and statesmen. These include the autobiographies of statesmen Horatio Herbert Kitchener and Lloyd George, and Western Front Commanders John French, Horace Smith-Dorien, and Hubert Gough. This chapter suggests that the controversies may have resulted from the fact that autobiography is a historical genre that is most susceptible to conscious manipulation by the author.
Samir Simaika and Nevine Henein
- Published in print:
- 2017
- Published Online:
- January 2018
- ISBN:
- 9789774168239
- eISBN:
- 9781617978265
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774168239.003.0007
- Subject:
- Archaeology, Historical Archaeology
This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's relationship with several British administrators, from Lord Cromer to Lord Lloyd. The head of the British administration in Egypt was the British agent and ...
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This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's relationship with several British administrators, from Lord Cromer to Lord Lloyd. The head of the British administration in Egypt was the British agent and consul general until 1914, when his title became High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan. After the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, he became the British ambassador to Egypt and high commissioner for Sudan. Those administrators ran the country, first from the Turf Club, then from the British Residency in Qasr al-Dubara in Garden City. Among them were Sir Evelyn Baring (later the Earl of Cromer), Sir Eldon Gorst, Herbert Horatio Kitchener, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Sir Reginald Wingate, Lord Edmund Allenby, and George Lloyd. In his memoirs, Simaika recounted his impressions of the administrators he dealt with.Less
This chapter discusses Marcus Simaika's relationship with several British administrators, from Lord Cromer to Lord Lloyd. The head of the British administration in Egypt was the British agent and consul general until 1914, when his title became High Commissioner for Egypt and Sudan. After the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty, he became the British ambassador to Egypt and high commissioner for Sudan. Those administrators ran the country, first from the Turf Club, then from the British Residency in Qasr al-Dubara in Garden City. Among them were Sir Evelyn Baring (later the Earl of Cromer), Sir Eldon Gorst, Herbert Horatio Kitchener, Sir Arthur Henry McMahon, Sir Reginald Wingate, Lord Edmund Allenby, and George Lloyd. In his memoirs, Simaika recounted his impressions of the administrators he dealt with.
