The Lessons of War : the Experiences of Seven Future Leaders in the First World War

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William Van der Kloot examines the experiences of seven future national leaders during the World War I. Adolf Hitler served on the Western Front for four years; Charles de Gaulle was bayoneted and captured at Verdun; Benito Mussolini was so badly wounded that he was discharged as a hero; Gustav Mannerheim was a cavalry commander who fought on the Eastern Front; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk commanded a division at the Battle of Gallipoli; Harold Macmillan was wounded at Loos and again at the Somme; and Herbert Hoover, although a civilian, organized humanitarian relief in German-occupied Europe, especially Belgium. Combining information gleaned from memoirs, diaries, biographies, and regimental histories, this book illustrates how these experiences formed them into the men remembered by history. Content: Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents I Sarajevo to the opening battles Adolf Hitler: 28 June 1914 Harold Macmillan: 28 June 1914 July 1914 Charles de Gaulle: 29 July to 4 August 1914 Gustav Mannerheim: 29 July to 5 August 1914 Adolf Hitler: 2 to 3 August 1914 Harold Macmillan: August and September 1914 Herbert Hoover: 4 August to 8 August 1914 Charles de Gaulle: 4 August to 30 August 1914 Gustav Mannerheim: August 1914 Adolf Hitler: 16 August to 17 October 1914 Benito Mussolini: 18 October to 15 November 1914 Mustafa Kemal: August to November 1914. Herbert Hoover: 10 August to 30 October 1914II First Ypres to trench warfare Adolf Hitler: 21 October to 1 November 1914 Harold Macmillan: October and December 1914 Gustav Mannerheim: September to December 1914 Herbert Hoover: 15 October through December 1914 Adolf Hitler: December 1914 Charles de Gaulle: October to December 1914 III Dardanelles to Neuve Chapelle Adolf Hitler: January and February 1915 Mustapha Kemal: January to May 1915 Benito Mussolini: January to May 1915 Harold Macmillan: January to August 1915 Charles de Gaulle: January to July 1915. Adolf Hitler: March to May 1915IV Suvla Bay to Loos Mustapha Kemal: June to December 1915 Harold Macmillan: September through December 1915 Charles de Gaulle: June 1915 through February 1916 Adolf Hitler: June through December 1915 Benito Mussolini: May through December 1915 Gustav Mannerheim: July through December 1915 Herbert Hoover: July through December 1915 V Verdun to Brusilov's offensive Herbert Hoover: January to June 1916 Charles de Gaulle: January to March 1916 Mustapha Kemal: November 1915 to July 1916 Harold Macmillan: January to June 1916. Benito Mussolini: February to September 1916Adolf Hitler: January to June 1916 Gustav Mannerheim: January to August 1916 VI The Somme to the battle for Romania Harold Macmillan: July through December 1916 Herbert Hoover: July to December 1916 Adolf Hitler: July through December 1916 Mustapha Kemal: August through December 1916 Benito Mussolini: June through December 1916 Charles de Gaulle: April through December 1916 Gustav Mannerheim: September through December 1916 VII The Russian Revolution to Passchendaele Gustav Mannerheim: January to April 1917. Herbert Hoover: January to September 1917Benito Mussolini: January to May 1917 Charles de Gaulle: January to May 1917 Mustapha Kemal: January to September 1917 Harold Macmillan: January to April 1917 Adolf Hitler: January to June 1917 Charles de Gaulle: June through November 1917 Mustapha Kemal: October through November 1917 Harold Macmillan: May through December 1917 Benito Mussolini: April through December 1917 Herbert Hoover: August through December 1917 Adolf Hitler: July through December 1917 Gustav Mannerheim: July through November 1917.