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Author Beckett, Trina

Title Deadlier Than the Male : Wives of the Generals 1677-1937
Published Havertown : Pen & Sword Books Limited, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (202 pages)
Contents Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Petticoat Power: Sarah Churchill; Chapter 2: 'She Has Grown Ugly': Catherine 'Kitty' Pakenham; Chapter 3: Campaign Child Bride: Juana Smith; Chapter 4: 'The Heroine of Cabul': Florentia Sale; Plate Section; Chapter 5: The Power and the Glory: Late Victorian Wives; Chapter 6: Memory and Reputation: Dorothy Haig; Chapter 7: An Altered Path: Betty Montgomery; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover
Summary How much influence did notable wives have on the leading commanders in British military history' These women tend to be disregarded but, as Trina Beckett demonstrates in this revealing and thought-provoking study, their influence has often been profound. Taking examples from the eighteenth century to the Second World War, she uncovers a hidden dimension in the rise to prominence of some of Britains most famous soldiers and documents a series of fascinating relationships between powerful men and equally powerful women. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, and Dorothy, Countess Haig are perhaps the most famous examples of wives who played important roles in their husbands brilliant careers. However, sometimes the lives of leading commanders would be hindered as well as helped by their wives. Paulina Wood proved such a disastrous hostess that she almost destroyed the career of Sir Evelyn Wood, and Lord Roberts reputation for jobbery owed much to his wife Noras constant interference in appointments. Trina Becketts perceptive and absorbing case studies reveal much about the women whose lives she portrays and the contribution they made to their distinguished husbands military careers
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Command of troops -- History
Leadership -- Great Britain -- History
Military spouses -- Great Britain -- Biography
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
Command of troops
Leadership
Military spouses
Great Britain
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781526703675
152670367X
1526703661
9781526703668