Background
Cassar, George Harris was born on October 31, 1938 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1966. Son of Michael and Nazareth Cassar.
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The importance of the Italian front in the First World War is often overlooked. Nor is it realised that British troops fought in Italy. The Forgotten Front demonstrates Italy's vital contribution to the Allied effort, including Lloyd George's plan to secure overall victory by an offensive on this front. Although his grand scheme was frustrated, British troops were committed to the theatre and played a real part in holding the Italian line and in the final victory of 1918. George H. Cassar, in an account that is original, scholarly and readable, covers both the strategic considerations and the actual fighting. Faced by stalemate on the Western Front, Lloyd George argued strongly in 1917 for a joint Allied campaign in Italy to defeat Austria-Hungary. Knocking Germany's principal ally out of the war would lead in turn to the collapse of Germany itself. While his plan had real attractions, it also begged many questions. These allowed Haig and Robertson to join the French high command to thwarting it. The disastrous Italian defeat at Caporetto in October 1917 led, however, to the deployment of a British corps in Italy under Sir Herbert Plumer, which bolstered the Italians at a critical juncture. Subsequently led by the Earl of Cavan, British troops fought gallantly at the battle of Asiago in February to March 1918 and contributed significantly to the final defeat of Austria-Hungary at Vittorio Veneto in October.
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(Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the cours...)
Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the course of his life and that of his country was changed by the outbreak of the First World War. Instead of being over by Christmas 1914, the war became a stalemate, with opposing trenches extending from the Channel coast to the Swiss border. During the initial stages of the war Asquith's oratory, tact and skill, combined with his imperturbability ...
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(The Tragedy of Sir John French is a biography of John D. ...)
The Tragedy of Sir John French is a biography of John D. P. French, who was considered the best field commander in England, but then deemed a failure and was replaced. The author, George Cassar, does not entirely share the failure conception and considers French was a dedicated soldier and fine cavalry leader with an uncanny ability to inspire men, but that he was ill-suited to command the BEF in the conditions of 1914-15. Dr. Cassar's narrative, which includes a number of wartime photographs and drawings as well as many detailed maps, is based on a wealth of documentary sources and a result of over four years of research.
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( Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the cou...)
Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the course of his life and that of his country was changed by the outbreak of the First World War. Instead of being over by Christmas 1914, the war became a stalemate, with opposing trenches extending from the Channel coast to the Swiss border. During the initial stages of the war Asquith's oratory, tact and skill, combined with his imperturbability and prestige, made him indispensable. As the war dragged on, his failure to show the ruthlessness needed to win at any cost made him ill-suited to direct the nation in total war. In December 1916 Asquith was manoeuvred out of Downing Street by Lloyd George. Asquith as War Leader is the first comprehensive study of this exceptionally talented Prime Minister's war record. In a thorough examination of British war policy, with its evolutionary shifts and internal dissensions, George H. Cassar has defined the precise nature of Asquith's involvement and responsibility. He describes Asquith's part in bringing Britain into the war, in shaping war aims and strategy, and in mobilising the nation's resources. Because he was not the Prime Minister who won in 1918, Asquith's achievements in dealing with the problems of fighting a war on an unprecedented scale have been insufficiently recognised.
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Cassar, George Harris was born on October 31, 1938 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Arrived in the United States, 1966. Son of Michael and Nazareth Cassar.
Bachelor, University New Brunswick, Frederickton, 1962. Master of Arts, University New Brunswick, Frederickton, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1968.
Lecturer Northern Michigan University, Marquette, 1966—1968. Assistant professor Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, 1968—1972, associate professor, 1972—1977, professor, since 1977.
(Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the cours...)
( Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the cou...)
( The importance of the Italian front in the First World ...)
(The Tragedy of Sir John French is a biography of John D. ...)
Married Mary Louise Breutzman, May 11, 1984. Children: Alexandra, Michael, Jarrod.