John French (1. Ypres kontu)

John French

Mareşal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC (d. 28 Eylül 1852 – ö. 22 Mayıs 1925), Britanya Ordusu'nun bir subayı. II. Boer Savaşı'nda süvari birliğini kumanda etti. 1912'de Genelkurmay Başkanı oldu.

Kariyer başlangıcı

French'in ailesi, İrlanda'da önemli mülkleri bulunan French/De Freyne ailesiyle akrabaydı. John French, Komutan John Tracy William French ve Margaret French'in oğlu olarak doğdu. 1866'de Kraliyet Donanması'na katılmadan önce Harrow ve Portsmouth'ta eğitim gördü.

Kaynakça

French'in kitapları

• Report of General Sir John French upon his inspection of the Canadian Military Forces. Ottawa, 1910.
• The despatches of Sir John French: I Mons, II the Marne, III The Aisne, IV Flanders. London: Chapman & Hall, 1914.
• The despatches of Lord French...And a complete list of the officers and men mentioned. London: Chapman & Hall, 1917.
• The German and small nations: an interview with Lord French. London: J J Keliher & Co, 1917.
• 1914. London: Constable & Co, 1919.
• Some war diaries, addresses and correspondence. Ed. Maj The Hon Edward Gerald French (son). London: Herbert Jenkins, 1937.

Konuyla ilgili yayınlar

• Bond, Brian; Cave, Nigel (2009). Haig – A Reappraisal 70 Years On (essay on Haig and French by Ian Beckett). Pen & Sword. 
• Cassar, George H. (1985). The Tragedy of Sir John French. University of Delaware Press. ISBN 0-87413-241-X. 11 Ekim 2014 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 15 Temmuz 2013. 
• Chisholm, Cecil (1915). Sir John French: an authentic biography. London: Herbert Jenkins. 24 Eylül 2009 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi. Erişim tarihi: 15 Temmuz 2013. 
• Clark, Alan (1961). The Donkeys: a History of the BEF in 1915. Hutchison and Co. ISBN 978-0712650359. 
• De Groot, Gerard (1988). Douglas Haig 1861–1928. Larkfield, Maidstone: Unwin Hyman. ISBN 978-0044401926. 
• Dodsworth, Francis (1900). Major General J D P French. London: Soldiers of the Queen Library. 
• French, Edward Gerald (son) (1931). The Life of Field Marshal Sir John French, First Earl of Ypres. London: Cassell & Co. 
• French, Edward Gerald (son) (1936). French replies to Haig. London: Hutchinson & Co. 
• French, Edward Gerald (son) (1960). The Kitchener-French dispute: a last word. Glasgow: William Maclellan. 
• Goldman, Charles Sydney (1902). With General French and the cavalry in South Africa. Londra: Macmillan and co. 
• Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-696-5. 
• Holmes, Richard (2004). The Little Field Marshal: A Life of Sir John French. Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-84614-0. 
• Jeffery, Keith (2006). Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: A Political Soldier. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-820358-2. 
• Jerrold, Walter Copeland (1915). Field Marshal Sir John French: the story of his life and battles. London: W A Hammond. 
• Maydon, John George (1901). French's Cavalry campaign in South Africa. London: C A Pearson. ISBN 978-1290667067. 
• Napier, Robert M (1914). Sir John French and Sir John Jellicoe: their lives and careers. London: Patriotic Publishing Co. 
• Neillands, Robin (2006). The Death of Glory: the Western Front 1915. London: John Murray. ISBN 978-0-7195-6245-7. 
• Rae, Archibald (1914). General French and Admiral Jellicoe. London: Collins. 
• Reid, Walter (2006). Architect of Victory: Douglas Haig. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 1-84158-517-3. 
• Spears, Sir Edward (1930). Liaison 1914. Eyre & Spottiswood. ISBN 978-0304352289. 
• Tuchman, Barbara (1962). The Guns of August. Random House. ISBN 978-0345476098. 
• Terraine, John (1960). Mons, The Retreat to Victory. Wordsworth Military Library, London. ISBN 1-84022-240-9. 
• Terraine, John (1978). To Win a War. Londra: Sidgwick & Jackson. ISBN 0-304-35321-3. 
• Walker, Jonathan (2012). The Blue Beast. Power & Passion in the Great War. Stroud: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-752465975. 
• Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar (1914). Field Marshal Sir John French and his campaign. London: George Newnes. 
• Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar (1914–1915). The standard history of the war, comprising the official despatches from General French and staff, with descriptive narrative. 4 vols. London: George Newnes. 
• Woodward, David R (1998). Field Marshal Sir William Robertson. Westport Connecticut & London: Praeger. ISBN 0-275-95422-6. 
• Wells, John (1987). The immortal Warrior Britain’s first and last battleship. Kenneth Mason. s. 148. ISBN 0-85937-333-9. 

Dış bağlantılar

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