Hankey. Man of Secrets. Volume I. 1877-1918

London England: Collins, 1978. Hardback. Hankey. Man of Secrets. Volume 1. 1877-1918. Slight foxing to top edge. Hankey was the only expert adviser of the British Government who had thought out the foundations of strategy. This book amply confirms that view. Contents: The Man and His Making. In the Mediterranean Fleet 1900-1901. From the Naval Intelligence Department to the Committee of Imperial Defence 1902-1908. Assistance Secretary, Committee of Imperial Defence 1908-1914. The Test of War, August 1914-May 1915. Under the First Coalition, May-August 1915. Frustration and Disaster, August-December 1915. The Crumbling of the Coalition, January-May 1916. The Dardanelles Commission, The First Coalition Under Pressure, June-October 1916. The Fall of the First Coalition, October-December 1916. The War Cabinet in Action, December 1916-March 1917. The Darkening Scene, April-June 1917. Britain the Cornerstone, July-September 1917. Stalemate in Flanders: Disaster in Italy, October-December 1917. Calm Before the Storm, January-March 1918. Lloyd George and the Soldiers, April-May 1918. The Crisis Overcome, May-July 1918. The Scent of Victory, July-August 1918. Victory at Last, September-November 1918. Appendices: (A) Specimen of Hankey's Rough Notes For Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting. (B) Administration Staff Who Served in the Cabinet Office 1908-1918. Index. Illustrated and With Maps. 672 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Reprint. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.